Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Summilux vs Summicron vs Elmarit
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 05:41:11 -0700

on 7/22/03 1:53 AM, Steve Unsworth at mail@steveunsworth.co.uk wrote:

> While we're talking of 50mm lenses, I have an SL that came with a single cam
> 50mm Summicron. I also have a R4S. Obviously the metering doesn't couple if
> I put the 50mm on the R4S, but can I meter by using the DOF lever to stop
> down the single cam lens?
> 
> I realise that the answer is 'try it', but at the moment the R4S is here in
> the UK and the SL and lens are in France.
> 
> Steve
> 

You'll probably need to use some exposure compensation.  I have to use +1.5
stops when using a non-3rd-cammed lens on my R4sP.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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