Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have been using my GH1 with manual focus lenses from time to time. With the magnification feature I find it very easy to focus. AF is still easier, of course. I can focus a Noctilux at least as easily on my GH1 as my Leica, FWIW. Frank ----- Original Message ---- From: Daniel Ridings <daniel at dlridings.se> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, 26 August, 2010 9:34:46 Subject: Re: [Leica] New 4/3 equipment? As you can read, they are adamantly denying all rumours: http://www.cosina.co.jp/seihin/voigt/v-lens/micro-ft/index.html Probably just as well. I have only looked fleetingly through the viewfinder with manual focus, but it didn't take me long to realize that I am too old to focus that way. Daniel On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Firstly, I find it curious that CV would "announce" a new lens on a > "Rumors" >site. > > But assuming it is true, I am quite sceptical about the utility of this > lens. >The point of using it is to shoot at f0.95, obviously. And given my >experience >focusing the 90mm Elmarit on the GF-1, I think that the % of usable images >would >be below 10%. > > As others have said, most cameras work best as a system with the lenses >designed for it, and my conclusion is that despite the automatic >magnification >feature of the GF-1 when focusing manually etc., the GF-1 works best with >MFT >autofocus lenses. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > On 26 Aug, 2010, at 2:56 , Ric Carter wrote: > >> that's the reason for the question >> >> i've heard complaints about manual focusing on cameras with electronic >>viewfinders >> >> ric >> >> >> On Aug 25, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: >> >>> It's manual focus. >>> >>> >>> On Aug 25, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Ric Carter wrote: >>> >>>> i love the concept of this new lens from cv, but is it possible to >>>> focus the >>>>thing? >>>> >>>> i have no experience, so not a rhetorical question >>>> >>>> ric >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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