Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/12

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:43:51 -0400
References: <CAK1iPBR5sG6RnX359RpbSXjP=0dJLGiXRqtfVH-OhJxm+QaGcg@mail.gmail.com> <157691721-1339534723-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-600082255-@b17.c16.bise6.blackberry> <CAF8hL-EPsU4S0MoGpWSCc_3fF7Wj9NggPLA+ucnqh-h=yUZbNQ@mail.gmail.com>

That's one of the reasons I'm looking forward to the MM - higher ISOs so I
can stop down on some of these extremely-hard-to-focus-with-old-eyes lenses.

Tina

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Richard Man <richard at 
richardmanphoto.com>wrote:

> BD or any of you X-Pro users - how well do the AF work in low light? e.g.
> one that would require ISO 2500 and F2 1/30, i.e. EV2?
>
> I won't be getting the X-Pro1, but if my eyes continue its trajectory, I
> may have to get an X-Pro-2 or X-Pro-3.
>
> Or may be an E-M7...
>
> I need very clean ISO3200....
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:58 PM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> 
> wrote:
>
> > While there is no question modern Leica glass is unparalleled, I'd say,
> > having used the Leica glass on film, the lenses for the Fuji Xpro1 are
> damn
> > good. Keep in mind that Fuji made the Xpan, made at least one other
> Hassie,
> > and I seem to remember a number of Luggers raving about the 'Texas
> Leicas'
> > Fuji produced. The Xpro1 is a quirky little beast, but I think the
> biggest
> > the biggest complaint one reads - that the autofocus is too slow, comes
> > from people who have never shot with a manual focus camera, much less a
> > rangefinder, and judge everything by the likes of a Nikon D4. If you're
> > used to an M9, an M3, or, for that matter, a IIIF, you'll think the
> > autofocus is more than fast and accurate enough.
> > Typed with big fingers on tiny keys
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Keenan <ausdlk at gmail.com>
> > Sender: lug-bounces+bd=bdcolenphoto.com at leica-users.org
> > Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:16:40
> > To: <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1
> >
> > Rod --
> >
> > Give up the idea of using M lenses on this camera and buy it only for the
> > merits of the AF Fuji lenses.
> >
> > If you don't see these merits and you insist on manual focusing (even
> with
> > the Fuji adapter), I can almost guarantee disappointment and/or lots of
> > out-of-focus pictures.
> > .
> > Dave.
> >
> > --
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>
> --
> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1)
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Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1)