Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Le 25 ao?t 11 ? 09:08, Jayanand Govindaraj a ?crit : > > Well, the Nikon F, F2 & F3 viewfinders hold their own with anything > I have > used, and you could change between 6 viewfinders and 20 odd focusing > screens > as well - why does everyone always compare viewfinders on MF with > those on > AF bodies? I guess when one buys a DSLR one expects to keep using legacy lenses - most people just stop doing so after a while, and buy modern AF lenses - I have > Their viewfinders are designed for different purposes, not for > the 0.00001% of eligible photographers who would like to use mainly MF > lenses on an AF body. If you would like to use MF lenses only, buy a > body > designed for that (R8/9 + DMR) and be happy. There is a primary > reason that > nobody caters to that market any more - there is no market. > > Philippe, while I agree with you about the Leica R/Nikon 50mm > lenses, by the > time you stop down to f8 you would be hard put to tell the difference. > Agreed and the cron degrades after that point > BTW, my cheapo plastic Nikon D7000 has a 100% viewfinder... > I hope the D800 will cover the full frame, it is raging to have to guestimate what you're actually putting in the box as you have to recrop when back home ... time consuming and boring ph > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:23 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr > >wrote: > >> >> Le 25 ao?t 11 ? 08:13, Frank Filippone a ?crit : >> >> >> >>> I'm not looking for precisely made calculations or measurements, >>> but if >>> you >>> were to compare the relative brightness of the VF in the Nikon or >>> Canon AF >>> cameras or the R8 or SL to the Visoflex, which would be brighter >>> and by >>> how >>> much????? >>> >>> >> The SL comes first, hand down >> followed by R8 (sighs) >> far behind is my D700 (not 100% coverage either) >> >> these are cameras I owned and used >> >> Hope it answers your question >> Ph >> >> >> >> >>> >>> The lenses in question are the 400 and 560 Telyts.. >>> >>> >>> >>> Impressions are fine.. >>> >>> >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> >>> Red735i at earthlink.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> >>> >for more information >>> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> >for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >