Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Quite by coincidence I just came inside from shooting some moths with a Canon 10D and the 100/2.8 macro - at night, focusing by flashlight and setting the exposure manually. Generally, I must confess, I set the dial to "A" for aperture priority and let the brains inside the Canon body take over. My fifty-seven year old eyes can focus adequately outdoors with the lens stopped down about 4 stops. For me the biggest problem was the 1.6 multiplier effect resulting from the size of the sensor. To get the equivalent of a 35mm focal length, I had to cart around the 19 Elmarit. I have nothing wider in my R holdings. Somewhat reluctantly, I will admit that I do use a Sigma 15-30 zoom on the 10D as well with (gasp) autofocus when I know I won't need a telephoto. What I don't like about the camera is the clear glass viewing screen. With a manual focus lens, the image simply doesn't pop into focus as it would with an R body. Roy On Jun 21, 2004, at 10:32 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > This weekend I had the opportunity to try out someone's Canon digital > Rebel (300) and I must say that it was not an unpleasant experience. > The things that I dislike about the Digilux 2 and other P&S > digicams--electronic viewfinder or poor optical one, shutter lag, > clunky manual operation--were largely absent here. > > Now, I know that Tina uses her Leica R lenses on a digital Canon body, > and I suspect there are others here who do likewise. I would like to > hear how well this works, in particular, how much the stop-down > metering detracts from the whole experience (the loss of other auto > functions would not bother me). Is this a realistic option, or > something just for those who find the Visoflex handy? > > Nathan > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > Mobile: +31 6 30 868 671 > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >