Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That last one is a real beauty, Bob. You were using all of the light that remained. Very nice! :-) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 11/16/2013 9:37 PM, Robert Adler wrote: > I used the EVF on the M for the first time last week. Was with the 21mm and > replaced the external 21mm finder. It had several advantages over the > external 21mm finder: > * Framing was EXACT! > * Could see exactly what was in focus and adjust accordingly (using > shutter half-depressed) > * And best of all, you can tilt it up so that the camera can be close to > the ground allowing you to really get a perspective you used to have to lie > down for > Downside was a slight delay between depressing the shutter and the shutter > firing, but I got used to that? > > Here are a couple of the results; not the best images, but I don't blame > the EVF for that! > www.rgaphoto.com/21mmEVF > > Really fun using it as a chimney finder; up to my calves in waves, so I > don't think I could have gotten these without it other than guessing and > with a horizon bubble level in the hot shoe.. > > > On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at > earthlink.net>wrote: > >> FRANK DERNIE wrote: >> >> If you want accurate framing you will need a reflex camera or look at the >> sensor output either via the screen on the back or an EVF, whether you >> like >> it or not! >> <<< >> >> I agree... and even if it were possible to make the M frame lines 100% >> accurate at the focussed distance parallax would make the foreground and >> background and the spatial relationships between foreground, subject and >> background inaccurate. For 100% accuracy a minimum of TTL viewing is >> required. >> >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >