[Leica] AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!! DOUG

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)]

John,

I tried the Canon with adapters and it was a not acceptible as far as I am 
concerned. Finders were way to dim and not manual focus acceptible, along 
with exposure problems.

Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 3:51:42 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Leica] AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!! DOUG

I would suggest a Canon 5D mkI, good low asa results and do not need to 
modify R lenses as much (slip on adaptor or a Leitax over the top) as you do 
for Nikon....

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Doug,
> 
> a SH sturdy D700 would bring you a cheap temporary FF "acceptable"
> solution - you find F mounts for Leica for less than U$20 on the bay.
> 
> You'd gain enjoyable higher ISO performance while staying within the wide
> pixels range.
> And VERY flexible files as a result.
> 
> Focusing wouldn't be a easy as with the R8/9 though.
> 
> Oh yes, I know what you think of CMOS and filters, yet ...
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/355117-2/Kenzo-3555-2.jpg
> (35 yo Macro Elmarit @ 2.8, handheld)
> 
> Hopes this helps you envision a more positive future than just film.
> 
> :-)
> 
> Amiti?s
> Philippe a sympathetic former R8 user and a DMR frustrated one too as it 
> was
> discontinued just when ...
> 
> 
> Le 25 juin 13 ? 08:22, Mark Rabiner a ?crit :
> 
> > Shooting with Canon - Nikon and now the Leica M and S would most
> > likely bring no thoughts of giving up digital or photography itself.
> > Digital photography has been nothing short of a boom for the practice
> > of photography.
> >
> > Other than going out and buying a gun and shooting oneself in the foot
> > with it I cant think of a better way to screw up my daily digital
> > shooting experience than trying to do it on a camera which came out 17
> > years ago on a digital back which was quickly discontinued the year it
> > came out 6 years ago.
> > What would be interesting and unexpected  and amazing is if this gear
> > was still working and viable.
> > That's a real Man bites Dog story.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/25/13 12:00 AM, "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> >> RicCarter wrote:
> >>
> >>> Just suffered another shutter death on an M8
> >>>
> >>> Completely shitty day
> >>>
> >>> came home to find internet dead--service tomorrow maybe--running off
> >>> iphone connection
> >>>
> >>> at complete loss as to what to do digitally for now
> >>
> >> Having one R8 that has racked up tens of thousands of frequent flier
> >> miles between Sacramento, Solms and Allendale in the last 6 months
> >> trying to fix an erratic aperture stop-down mechanism while the other
> >> R8's light meter is somewhat more predictably f***ed up and NO
> >> suitable replacement on the horizon at any price, I understand your
> >> frustration.  Film is looking more attractive every day - or selling
> >> the lot and saying to hell with photography.
> >>
> >> Doug Herr
> >> Birdman of Sacramento
> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> >>
> >> 

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