Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/20

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Subject: [Leica] Nikon mount Zeiss lenses?
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Tue Dec 20 13:13:50 2005
References: <226.36a9e96.30d98a82@aol.com> <440b792d0512200837s2fb2d96av2e511b8e70aa93fb@mail.gmail.com> <43A83F0F.6090501@eth.net> <440b792d0512201232u42b2f3d1g1b3126fb06730cac@mail.gmail.com>

yes manual focus with the d200 gets rather difficult as it has no 
interchangeable focusing screen, no inbuilt split screen, no microprisms. 
Unfortunately not, btw.
Didier


>focusing via a gree dot is hard and there is no spilt focusing screen
>for any of the D2 or D200, so yes you can focus but
>
>On 12/20/05, Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net> wrote:
>> The D1 & D2 series, which have replaceable screens and have 100%
>> viewfinders which are easy to focus, as well as the new D200 can be used
>> with these lenses with  virtually no loss of functions, including matrix
>> metering.
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand Govindaraj
>> Chennai, India
>>
>>
>> mehrdad wrote:
>>
>> >but manual focus lenses will not do, they need to sell AF with
>> >ultrasonic motors like the canon or new nikon lenses. the current
>> >nikon DSLR's dont have any split focusing screen and frankly people in
>> >that world want automation. I think sigma is more equiped to build
>> >these lenses
>> >



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