Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted, Which Leica R bodies do you recommend for someone who is currently shooting with a 20 year old Contax RTS and the following Zeiss lenses: 25mm f2.8 Distagon, 60mm S-Planar Macro and 85mm f1.4 Planar? I have been thinking about getting the 100mm macro and a wide angle. Some folks have suggested the older Leicaflex bodies as being more robust. What's your take on this? Thanks very much, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Admiration for Ted and many others! > Peter Dzwig suggested: >> auto or manual focus? Could be reflections from the pool causing malfocus >> if AF.<, > > Hi Peter, > I don't think so in this case as he's diving and in the air not anywhere > near the water for reflections. > > If he were a swimmer in the pool, it's a nightmare if one is using > autofocus on swimmers with highlights coming off splashing water. > > My good fortune has always been I use manual focus Leica R's! ;-) It's a > piece of cake! ;-) > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 367 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!