Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Harrison (and others contributing). Always interested to learn something new. I follow what you are saying regarding the composition/viewing. It is interesting that many people adopting these newer concept cameras are doing it to adapt high quality primes, some of them many times more expensive than the new cameras. Probably not what Olympus and Panasonic envisioned originally. Or maybe I just hang out with people who own a lot of high quality prime lenses! By the way it is actually sunny today after weeks of cloud and rain. We had our coldest December overnight minimum before Christmas. It got all the way down to 58F. Not seeing any snow in the swimming pool just yet though and today is heading for 84F and sunny Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 30 December 2010 05:23, Harrison McClary <lists at mcclary.net> wrote: > I've never done this and really do not see the use of it. The 90 on an M > camera you are only using a tiny part of the finder anyway to compose, with > the G2 it is basically an SLR so the full viewing area is used, composition > is much easier. That alone is a huge plus to me. Second I am not a pixel > peeper, I use what I like. If it gives me results I like I can care less > what others say or think. For some reason the people on this list do not > like Canon, well I strongly disagree, I far prefer Canon to that other > brand. Personal opinion, everyone has one. Mine is no more valid than > anyone else's. > > I find the focusing of the 90, my Noctilux at f1 easier on the G2 than the > M because of the ability to hugely magnify the image. I get consistently > sharp images at f1 and my Noctilux on the G2 where on my M9 it is about > 50/50 sharp or not. I am pretty sure the difference is because my eyes are > not what they used to be and at f1 it is not very forgiving. > > I am not sure how the G1 works, but with the G2 I press the little dial and > the viewfinder image enlarges, turn it one click to the right and it > maginifies again. Focus press the shudder button and it takes a photo. I > do not notice any shutter delay in the G2. I got the G2 because of the > EVF, > I'd think using one of those cameras you look at the back to shoot would be > difficult. Personally I do not like looking at the back of a camera to > compose images...something about that just does not work for me too well. > > I like having both the G2 and M9, IMHO they compliment each other and I can > use my most excellent Leica lenses on both...also with the G2 I can make > video using my Leica glass. I did so of my daughters Christmas orchestra > with my Noctilux, very nice looking video. > > Have a great New Year Hoppy, hope it is nice and warm...I am so jealous. I > hate cold. > > Harrison. > > > > > On 12/28/2010 09:35 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > >> Harrison this is not to start a debate! I have not tried it myself. Do you >> consider that the 90 with adapter on your G2 gives better results than >> cropping the same FoV from that lens on your M9? You are able to manage >> critical focus effectively? >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >