Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes taiko is more predictable, but one can also do street action with an m. Not for everyone of course, but the Leica M is no different from other Ms in that regard: it works for some people and not for others On Sep 19, 2012 9:33 PM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Taiko is predictable, so it would not be too difficult with an MF body. > Street is unpredictable, so is more difficult for me - I always add the > caveat, if you notice, because my eyes are not up to the task of focusing > MF lenses wide open or thereabouts. I see very little point in using Leica > lenses and stopping down to say, f8 to compensate - I might as well use a > Nikon equivalent, the results will be pretty close. I have just bought a > Zeiss Distagon 25mm f2 in Nikon mount, which I found during testing it out > was pretty accurate using the D800E and the "green dot" focus confirmation. > I will give it a twirl on Saturday, and see how it goes, using both the > green dot and hyperfocal focusing. I actually got this mainly for > landscapes/panoramas, with a tripod, where all these disadvantages sort of > disappear. > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > wrote: > > > Depending on the type of street action. I can even do taiko using the m9. > > Although for wildlife action, i'd agree with you, unless it's Doug behind > > the camera :-) > > On Sep 19, 2012 7:23 PM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > If you are shooting handheld, street or wildlife action, that I > normally > > > do, I need autofocus. Even on the Fuji, which has a decent EVF. The > only > > > other option is hyperfocal for street. > > > Cheers > > > Jayanand > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > On 20-Sep-2012, at 7:43 AM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > If the evf is good enough, AF is not needed. > > > > > > > > Right now I can't afford a Leica lenscap, but if my business gets as > > well > > > > as it hopes, then anything is possible > > > > On Sep 19, 2012 7:10 PM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> I will. And different auto focus cameras for when I want that too. > > > >> > > > >> Cheers, > > > >> Geoff > > > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On 20 September 2012 11:51, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at > > > >> gmail.com > > > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> After all this passionate analysis, I wonder how many of us in the > > > group > > > >>> will actually will buy this all singing all dancing machine called > > the > > > >>> Leica M? I know I might have if only it had autofocus - without is > a > > > non > > > >>> starter with my eyes being what they are! > > > >>> Cheers > > > >>> Jayanand > > > >>> > > > >>> Sent from my iPad > > > >>> > > > >>> On 20-Sep-2012, at 7:06 AM, Richard Man < > richard at richardmanphoto.com > > > > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> ... and why not?! Leica can afford to make expensive full frame > > small > > > >>> size > > > >>>> telephone for the new M, with EVF. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> This is like the ultimate camera. Want small size? Use a small 35 > or > > > >> 50. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Want to use it in low light? You have all these 'lux and Nocti > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Want to use it for telephoto? Start with the R adapter, and then > > they > > > >>> will > > > >>>> sell you even more newer and better lens, designed for the M... > > > >>>> > > > >>>> -- > > > >>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>>> 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 > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >