Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, >>It works horribly ( IMHO) for the average guy that wants to use his R lenses on his Nikon Digital thingie..... where stopping down is more necessary.<< OTOH, what if someone made the following offer a few years back. There's a film you can buy that's 3 stops faster than what currently available to you. The format is also 30 percent larger. In order to use it, though, your lenses have to operate in stopped down mode at all times. You'll also have to spend around $100 for each lens you plan to use. It is worth considering? While it's not quite that cut and dried, it's not far off. Certainly some people are going to say it's not worth it. But others might not think it's so horrible. Even me, and I'm a pretty average photographer. If you consider what you lose, it's a bad thing. If you consider what you gain compared to what you lose, it's a bigger dilemma. Also, not sure you were referring to the D700, but if so it's probably closer to a wow than a thingie. OTOH, truth be told, if we were still in boom times I'd have probably bought a Leica! :-) DaveR