Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/11

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Subject: [Leica] Another R option
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:14:30 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

Frank Filippone wrote:

>I was looking for a focusing ease  comparison to any Digi-SLR.  Don't care
>the brand ( since all I have is my old D1x)
>
>Personally, the mount issue is less important.  The only R mount lenses I
>have are actually long Visoflex lenses, with R mount adapters.  I use them
>on my Nikon with the appropriate Viso-Nikon mount adapter.
>
>So what I am looking for is a relative ease of focusing comparison .. Sony
>A900 to R8 or basically,  to anything.
>
>So how does the A900 compare to the Canon model XYZ, as you brought that
>brand up....?

I don't know yet, it's something I'd have to verify somehow before 
committing any $$$$.  My (admittedly limited) experience with Canon 
viewfinders (1DsII) is that they're better suited to aiming the camera than 
to focussing manually.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com