Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why don't you ask Philippe or Frank instead of assuming motives? All of us communicate frequently with each other, and I think understand each others' styles of communication by now. On the other hand, I have not read your posts very often, if at all. If you are put off by what I said, say so - do not hide behind the charade of pretending to talk on behalf of others. Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 5:42 PM, taichung00 <taichung00 at yahoo.com> wrote: > Jayanand, > I wonder whether you are pitying,patronising or condemning those making a > transition soooo much later than you? You tell us your experience, then > project that onto "....99+% of the photographers who switch...." Seems > perhaps a rather egocentric assumption. That sounds much more unkind than I > want it to sound. It is just that, while we are of course interested in one > another's anecdotal recollections, we may not all be as ready to be taken > for granted in a sweeping stastical generalisation. To thus dismiss > Philippe, or Frank, whose question began this thread, or any other LUGer as > "....part of a very small minority...." seems to trivialise their input. > Perhaps those whose experience is not so great, or so long ago fulfilled, > are being invited to sit at the children's table? > > Bruce Humphrey > > --- On Thu, 8/25/11, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Question on relative VF brightness.... > Canon/Nikon/R8/SL to Visoflex > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 3:07 AM > > Philippe, > When I shifted from film to digital, I was already using AF bodies and > lenses - therefore my legacy lenses were already AF, and hence there was no > problem at all in the move - I had gone through the adjustments years > before. I suppose this would be the case with 99+% of the photographers who > switch from a film system to a digital system which take interchangeable > lenses. You are one of a very small minority who actually went from MF to > AF > in that switch, and hence all the resultant adjustment problems. > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 1:07 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr > >wrote: > > > > > 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> > >>>> <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> > >>> <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< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >