Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Besides, why shoot with a Yashica when you can shoot with a Leica. A dealer reported to me that several of his clients, mostly wedding photogs, dumped their Rollei SLR systems to get a Contax autofocus 645. After a comparison of the Contax generated prints with their previous Rollei work, they went back to the Rollei glass. Needless to say, taking a bath getting back in. Slobodan Dimitrov Mehrdad Sadat wrote: > > Felix, no question go for the r8, besides all the wonderful lenses, the > viewfinder is a lot brighter, i mean much brighter. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Regards, Mehrdad > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Felix Lopez > de Maturana > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 7:57 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE[Leica] New R body? > > <focus conformation is quite useless. i have an rx that has a focus > <confirmation and most of the times it is wrong. you can also find it on > <nikon f5 with mf lens and it does not work, i have tried that too > > Mehrdad > > Let me, please, disagree. Focus confirmation is a good thing mainly if > you've got some eyes problem. I have used it very, very often in my Nikon F4 > with many manual focus lenses and with very good results(think of a full > open 50mm f1:1.2). Just when you are in focus a green led, easily > noticeable, shines. Never tried in my F5 as you have not matrix metering > with manual focus lenses while you get it with the F4. And coming back On > Topic a R8 with this feature will be welcome. I'm in doubt about a R8 or a > Contax RTSIII and this could help me a lot. > > Kind regards > > Felix > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html