Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alan, I am sorry, I have no experience at all to share about manual focusing - never felt the need to try it. I think Steve Barbour, Howard Cummer and Jay Burleson are the three who have the most experience in this regard on this list. Come July 23rd, a firmware update introducing focus peaking when using manual focus is on the cards for both the X-Pro 1 and X-E 1, so that should improve the ease of using MF lenses on these bodies. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 2:58 AM, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwm.edu> wrote: > On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > Subject: Re: [Leica] Better (and cheaper) than Fuji. > > >Alan, > >For a more Leica-like experience, you might want the X-Pro 1 and the > >optical viewfinder? The hybrid viewfinder really gives the best of both > >worlds, with an OVF as well as an EVF. > >Cheers > >Jayanand > > =========================================================================================================================================== > It's out of my price range. I handled an X-10 and liked it a lot (and it > wasn't too expensive). Then came the X-20 and it seemed even better, but > now, if I save up for an X-E1, I could have a bigger sensor and get to use > my M lenses. Does the OVF work with old, manual focus lenses? If it > doesn't, than it's no good to me. I can just about buy an X-E1 body and M > adapter, but not any Fuji lenses, and the X-Pro1 body+ adapter is $400 > more. > > And logically, I really should be using the money for a scanner, and not > another camera. ;~) > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services > (Retired) > UPAA POY 1978 > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >