Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/30

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Subject: [Leica] OT: CV 15/4.5 in Nikon F Mount
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:59:05 -0400

Send it to a camera repair hacker.
Have them combine clean mode with shoot mode.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Chris Williams <leicachris at worldnet.att.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:38:47 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: CV 15/4.5 in Nikon F Mount
> 
> Yep, Leonard's right. I just checked the D3 manual. Mirror goes down after
> photo is taken. Funny thing, 30 sec into Mirror Lockup if the shutter is 
> not
> pressed, the camera will take a photo a release the mirror. Only other
> mirror lock up is for cleaning the sensor only.
> 
> Damn.
> 
> Chris
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leonard Taupier" Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: CV 15/4.5 in Nikon F Mount
> 
> 
>> Chris,
>> 
>> You can't use any lens that extends into the camera body. The digital
>> cameras mirror up mode is not the same as the old film cameras.  In  all
>> the newer Nikons what happens in mirror up mode is 1st push of  the
>> shutter button the mirror locks up. Second push of the shutter  the camera
>> takes the photo and the mirror drops back to viewing  position.
>> 
>> Sorry. I wish it used a mechanical mirror up mode as well.
>> 
>> Len
> 
> 
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