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Subject: [Leica] Endgadget on the MM
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 19:32:45 -0700
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On May 30, 2012, at 7:18 PM, John McMaster wrote:

>    Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2012 10:04 a.m.
>    To: Leica Users Group
>    Subject: Re: [Leica] Endgadget on the MM
> 
> Where did you hear that? There can be some issue with exposure readings


yes, Nikon's exposure compensation is linear while Canon's is not, so this 
affects exposure results with leica lenses being manually used of course 
with an adapter.  Many of us here have tried, been frustrated and confirmed 
this.



Steve





> but nothing wrong with focus...
> 
> 
> Was what I said (NZ time of course ;-))
> 
> john
> ________________________________________
> 
> On May 30, 2012, at 7:05 PM, John McMaster wrote:
> 
>> That was in my first reply, there are other ways of meter reading but 
>> (with correct exposure) there would be no difference in Nikon or Canon 
>> bodies...
> 
> 
> I don't follow this John ,  I'm sorry,
> 
> there is a simply a very real difference in the results of our picture 
> taking....
> 
> 
> I have done this myself,
> 
> 
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> john
>> ________________________________________
>> 
>> 
>> On May 30, 2012, at 7:00 PM, John McMaster wrote:
>> 
>>> I guess the difference is adaptors (wobbly) or Leitax, with the latter 
>>> (and only way to fit to Nikon) I would expect no difference in 
>>> Canon/Nikon.
>> 
>> 
>> but there is a difference... in the linearity of exposure compensation.
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>>> 
>>> john
>>> ________________________________________
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Where did you hear that? There can be some issue with exposure readings 
>>>> but nothing wrong with focus...
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> At least on the high-end bodies...  on the affordable bodies mirror box 
>>> alignment is one of those things that's cut out to make the desired 
>>> price point.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] Endgadget on the MM)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Endgadget on the MM)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Endgadget on the MM)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Endgadget on the MM)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Endgadget on the MM)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Endgadget on the MM)