Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/30

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Subject: [Leica] Better (and cheaper) than Fuji.
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 08:15:01 +0530
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Alan,
I am sorry, I have no experience at all to share about manual focusing -
never felt the need to try it. I think Steve Barbour, Howard Cummer and Jay
Burleson are the three who have the most experience in this regard on this
list. Come July 23rd, a firmware update introducing focus peaking when
using manual focus is on the cards for both the X-Pro 1 and X-E 1, so that
should improve the ease of using MF lenses on these bodies.
Cheers
Jayanand


On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 2:58 AM, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwm.edu> wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Better (and cheaper) than Fuji.
>
> >Alan,
> >For a more Leica-like experience, you might want the X-Pro 1 and the
> >optical viewfinder? The hybrid viewfinder really gives the best of both
> >worlds, with an OVF as well as an EVF.
> >Cheers
> >Jayanand
>
> ===========================================================================================================================================
> It's out of my price range.  I handled an X-10 and liked it a lot (and it
> wasn't too expensive).  Then came the X-20 and it seemed even better, but
> now, if I save up for an X-E1, I could have a bigger sensor and get to use
> my M lenses.  Does the OVF work with old, manual focus lenses?  If it
> doesn't, than it's no good to me.  I can just about buy an X-E1 body and M
> adapter, but not any Fuji lenses, and the X-Pro1 body+ adapter is $400 
> more.
>
> And logically, I really should be using the money for a scanner, and not
> another camera.  ;~)
>
> Alan
>
> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services
> (Retired)
> UPAA POY 1978
> amr3 at uwm.edu
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>
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>
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In reply to: Message from amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak) ([Leica] Better (and cheaper) than Fuji.)