Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris, Where did your get the adapter to use the 90 on the E-P1? Jim On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Dante Stella<dstella1 at ameritech.net> wrote: > Chris: > > Nice... I take it the vignetting on Trim Castle was induced? > > How is the response time for startup and shooting? ?I am really tempted by > this camera (particularly since it can be adapted to so many lenses I > already own), but the two off-putting things are (1) that it doesn't have > an > optical finder (at least one that you could use simultaneously with a > flash) > and (2) the possibility that it will grunt and stutter like a pocket camera > when you jam that shutter button down (at least the GRDII now seems to have > shutter release priority in its current FW....). > > What's your impression of the general responsiveness? > > Cheers > Dante > > On Jul 17, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Chris Williams wrote: > >> I think if I owned this camera, this would be my favorite choice for >> manual lens. It's easier to focus a 90mm with the E-p1 than with an M8. >> >> So here are a few early test images. The Trim Castle shot was with the >> 14-42mm lens that comes with the camera, otherwise the other 3 images are >> all 90mm Summicron. >> >> More to come, the sun is still up at 9:30pm so plenty of light for photos. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/zoeica/EP1/ >> >> Chris >> NOLA via Sligo,Ireland >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >