Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Le 9 d?c. 13 ? 19:05, Steve Barbour a ?crit : > > On Dec 9, 2013, at 8:40 AM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> Is that a "yes" to both questions >> >> IF so, that is good news. > > > there is some decrease in brightness so good and bad news, but thre > is absolutely no loss of ability to focus until f22 > > let me explain Aram... > > The R 19mm aperture setting goes from f 2.8 to f22.... > > While the vf brightness diminishes slowly as the aperture size is > reduced, the vf is bright enough that I can focus to f16 (easily > with focus peaking). No need to focus wih an UWA lens at that aperture setting Steve ... Chapter one of the book ;-) Well, I'm Philippe after all ;-) > > and of course with such a small aperture the dof is huge. > > You can try this yourself in a store, to see what I mean. > > bottom line...this body and lens, under the conditions I described, > with focus peaking in red and jpeg fine bw, is easier to manually > focus than M's and R's.... > > this means that you, if you wish, can shoot RAW, and jpeg fine bw, > focus peaking in red at the same time, have a very easy time with > manual focus open or stopped down, and have excellent focus > simultaneously with RAW files. > > > steve > > >> Aram >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 8:33 AM >> To: "LRflex" <leicareflex at freelists.org> >> Subject: [LRflex] Re: looking down... >> >>> >>> On Dec 9, 2013, at 8:32 AM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> So, what happens as you stop down. does exposure remain >>>> constant? Does the viewfinder compensate and hold its >>>> brightness? These are the two main gripes for those using R >>>> glass on Canon and Nikon. >>> >>> >>> yes... >>> >>> >>> yes it was, esp Canon, gave up all that a long time ago >>> >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Aram >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>> From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 8:19 AM >>>> To: "LUG Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "LRflex" <leicareflex at >>>> freelists.org >>>> > >>>> Subject: [LRflex] looking down... >>>> >>>>> R 19mm f2.8 on A7r with setting, aperture priority, fp in red, >>>>> manual focus on shoes at f2.8, from bw jpeg fine >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/paw2013/shoes.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> thanks, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> steve >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------ >>>>> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>>>> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >>>>> Archives are at: >>>>> http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>>> ------ >>>> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>>> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >>>> Archives are at: >>>> http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>> >>> ------ >>> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >>> Archives are at: >>> http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> ------ >> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >> Archives are at: >> http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE