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Subject: [Leica] Vol 50, Issue 182, Message 23, Fuji X-Pro 1 and new M adapter
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:14:30 +0530
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The OVF does not work too well with the 60mm - the frame lines are too
small. It is good with the other two lenses.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> I just read the viewfinder has two modes;.  You were using electronic mode
> (EVF) which seems like NOT the usual good choice
>
> Most I think would be using it with the optical mode.
> Optical Viewfinder (OVF)
> This its more Leicalike. Probably better.
> You get all the info too in the finder.
>
>
> http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/x/fujifilm_x_pro1/features/
> page_03.html of
> http://tinyurl.com/7tpjpra
>
>
> - - from my iRabs.
> Mark Rabiner
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
>
>
> > From: Rod Smith <bigdlakeside at yahoo.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:50:24 -0700 (PDT)
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: [Leica] Vol 50, Issue 182, Message 23, Fuji X-Pro 1 and new M
> adapter
> >
> > RE: Vol 50, Issue 182, Message 23, Fuji X-Pro 1 and new M
> adapter
> Hello all:
> I
> > see that Steve has been using the Fuji X-Pro 1 (perhaps as
> well as others).
> I
> > have been awaiting the M mount adapter which was announced
> recently by Fuji
> > (albeit a bit pricey in my book  but a whale of a lot cheaper than an
> M9).
> I
> > have two concerns, focusing and info going from lens to
> body.
> I handled a Fuji
> > X-Pro 1 recently at a local store, and I
> was not impresses by the viewfinder.
> > I could never see an image in focus on the
> electronic finder.  Maybe it was
> > just me,
> a diopter issue, or a camera issue. But I just did not see the image
> > well. This
> leads to the focus issue. Doe the camera have any sort of focus
> > assist. If so,
> is it present only in the electronic finder? Since the lens
> > might be stopped
> down ? there would be a considerable range for ?in focus? so
> > if you are left
> with a sort of ?ground glass? focusing ? would one be able to
> > get critical focus
> at all.
> Now with regard to info going from lens to body,
> > would not
> the only info be something to control the software to apply vignette
> > and color
> shift tools? Based on the photo I have seen of the adapter, it
> > appears the
> electrical contact on Fuji adapter may read the Leica coding by
> > simple
> electrical conduction. If that is the case ? I assume a Leica lens
> > coded with
> the ink markers will not work (as this adapter would not function
> > correctly).
> Of course any of us with much experience can look at a photo after
> > we have shot
> it and tell what lens we used, so you could apply the same tools
> > after the fact
> in post-production.
> I just read the info from John Lei on the
> > cameraquest site.  He seems to be quite pleased. I still wonder
> about the
> > contacts on the photo of the Fuji (brand) adapter.
> Any thoughts
> >  anyone?
> Thanks for the
> > help.
> Rod
>
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In reply to: Message from bigdlakeside at yahoo.com (Rod Smith) ([Leica] Vol 50, Issue 182, Message 23, Fuji X-Pro 1 and new M adapter)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Vol 50, Issue 182, Message 23, Fuji X-Pro 1 and new M adapter)