Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phil, The Contax N1 was the second digital camera I peered through. (Before that I used an early Fuji that any cell phone camera today would outperform). I thought the N1 was the direction of the future. Yet since the N1 I've been waiting........and waiting.......for a prism to match it. Contax did some interesting things. Like the innovative AX that focused by moving the film plane. You had to set the lens to close medium and far, but it did the fine tuning. I'd like to see a digital camera that took M lenses and focused in that manner. It would have to be small and fast enough to be practical. It would eliminate issues with focus shift. Plus, you'd have AF with M lenses. It's only a matter of time! DaveR -----Original Message----- From: Philip F [mailto:photo.forrest@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:28 PM To: Leica Users Group; lug Subject: RE: [Leica] Focusing screens That is EXACTLY what I want. Phil Forrest -----Original Message----- >From: Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3@uwm.edu> >Sent: Dec 17, 2008 3:34 PM >To: lug <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: RE: [Leica] Focusing screens > >On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com>wrote: >Subject: RE: [Leica] Focusing screens > >>The only DSLR that had a real viewfinder was the Contax N1. It was way >>ahead of its time. The viewfinder rivaled the SL. Sadly the sensor was >>already outdated when it hit the market. > >>DaveR >======================================================================= ==== >I never even liked the AF in the film EOS cameras much. For digital SLR use, I kind of wish there >was a Nikon "F2D" or "F3D" with a sensor in place of the film, and everything else the same, even >manual shutter cocking, just to get the clear and bright viewfinder. In a lot of the work I do, AF is >more of a pain than a help. > >Alan > >Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >UPAA POY 1978 >University Information Technology Services >University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information