Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica lenses on Canon DSLRs
From: mail at steveunsworth.co.uk (mail@steveunsworth.co.uk)
Date: Tue Jun 22 10:59:26 2004
 
Focussing in less than bright light is a pain. Not too bad if the
subject is at a distance, but I've found it a bit hit and miss if
focussing close up.

Steve

Nathan Wajsman <n.wajsman@chello.nl> wrote on 22.06.2004, 04:32:49:
> 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