Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Howard, Here's more information on using (and buying) the R-EOS adapter: Stephen Gandy's http://www.cameraquest.com/adapreos.htm - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > From: Phong [mailto:phong@doan-ltd.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 9:20 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] PAW: Early Snow in Montreal - now R lenses on EOS > > > Tina, > > Thank you for the very kind words. > Yes, I used an R lens with the Canon D30. I have just > started doing so, so haven't had much experience. > I basically slapped on a lens adapter. B&H sells a version > from Novoflex: > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bh3.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivator__Aproductlist_html___220121___NOLALCAF___REG___Ca > tID=22___SID=F15DCCA4330 > which at $150 is not cheap. > > You lose autofocus of course, and manual focus is not > great on this body. Also the lens stays stopped down, so > you have to open up to focus, then stop down to the > desired aperture. Metering works (manual and aperture-priority > mode). I haven't tried TTL flash yet, so am unsure how that works. > Lenses that protrude far into the body won't work; I was told that > the 19mm won't work :-(. At this point the setup is more of a > novelty than a practical solution; but it's very close. It works well > enough in daylight landscape photography. I need to > fix the manual focus problem first. I have been thinking of getting > the 1D and I heard that manual focus there is much better. I was > at a photo show this past Sunday, and tested out and yes it is > quite an improvement. However, the lights were bright at the show, > so I couldn't test in low light. Another possibility is to get a viewer > magnifyer; Canon makes a couple of them. I do have not any > experience with them, nor have I heard of anyone else's experience. > > Hope I answered your questions. > > - Phong > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tina Manley > > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 6:30 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW: Early Snow in Montreal > > > > > > At 12:14 PM 11/13/02 -0500, you wrote: > > >Hello Leica friends, > > > > > >I have put up some new photos for your review. > > >These were taken in Montreal last week where Mother Nature was > > >vascillating between Fall and Winter. It was actually snowing at varying > > >intensity when most of these photos were taken. > > > > Phong - > > > > I like the first one best. The color and contrast are perfect for a snowy > > day and the symbolism is beautiful. > > > > Did I understand that you are using a Leica lens on the D30? How do you do > > that and is it practical? > > > > Tina > > > > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > http://www.tinamanley.com > > > > images available from: > > http://www.pdiphotos.com > > http://www.mira.com > > http://www.agpix.com > > http://www.newscom.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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