Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Rei Shinozuka wrote: >> i rented a canon 20D for a week to try out this leicanon thing >> you all are talking about. i never even held a canon before; >> the 20D with battery grip looks and handles a lot like an R4-7. >> >> focusing was not easy on the 20D's smallish (compared with an R or >> SL) >> viewfinder image, but it's probably my problem. my eyes have >> never been great--poor eyesight is what pushed me into the M >> system in the first place. it would be great to have some kind >> of magnifier to >> make the focusing image "full size". maybe it's not a problem with >> full-frame cameras like the 5d. >> >> the $75 Roxsen EOS-R adapter i used allows the camera's focus >> confirmation to work--the middle dot in the image blinks red and a >> red ball illuminates at the lower right of the viewfinder. >> >> i pretty much stuck to the 80 lux. >> >> here's what i got yesterday: >> >> http://www.shinozuka.org/20070630leicanon/ Rei, I assume that this combination with this adapter works fine on the canon 5D, is that correct? ....Steve >> >> -rei >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information