Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 29, 2009, at 12:04 PM, Steve Unsworth wrote: > I just used to shoot RAW and have a -2/3 stop compensation dialled > into my > 5D. Used it this way for a couple of years without any problems. I > used > Leica R lenses for 99% of the time. The -ve compensation prevented the > highlights from blowing. > > As mentioned earlier the only problem is that some lenses don't have > enough > clearance for the mirror. I used 28/35mm Elmarits, 50mm Summicron, > 189/250 > lenses. > > Focus wide open, then stop down soon becomes second nature. when you stop down how do you handle exposure? Steve > I used a > Brightscreen focussing screen to help focussing. > > Steve > > > On 29/1/09 00:22, "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > >> thanks Douglas, so with Canon, aside from shooting wide open, you >> must >> calibrate/compensate, and that is a minor pita... > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information