Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 10, 2014, at 5:40 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > Not me. Sold a lens or two over the years, but still have my R8 and an > assortment of R glass. unfortunately, most the R glass has been converted > to fit my Nikon. And also unfortunately, I am finding it harder to focus > with them on the nikon, so relying more on autofocus unless I am doing > landscape or macro work, where the focus is mainly at infinity, or I have > plenty of time to play with the focus > > I was in Palm Springs yesterday and visited my first Leica Boutique store. > Amazing. I got to try the M 240 with the viewfinder, but he did not have > an R adapter. So I just used some M lens (not sure which one). I found it > quite hard to hold steady and hard to focus. I found the focus peaking > hard to see, and it would remain highlighted even as I moved the focus > ring of the lens quite a bit, so not that selective. I only got to play > for about 5 minutes, however. The whole situation made me very anxious > and uncomfortable. Maybe just in my mind because I knew I was not going > to buy anything. But I had thought I would have been able to focus > better. I am not sure what lens or even what f-stop it was set at. Maybe > it was stopped down, but could not tell as the viewfinder was nice and > bright. It did look better than the last EVF's I had looked through > perhaps 3 years ago, when the Nikon 1 first came out and I was considering > it. So, maybe I might give it a better try the next time I come across > one, whenever that might be. If I make it to LA before we leave and visit > my friend who manages Calumet, maybe he has one in stock and I will not > feel more relaxed with him. > -----Original Message----- From: George Lottermoser > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 12:38 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Using Leicas - and discussing the Yearbook > > > On Jan 10, 2014, at 12:41 PM, Jean-Michel Mertz wrote: > >> But I rarely come across images made with Leicas these days and that's >> why I am definitely FOR a Leica-dedicated Yearbook! > > +1 > > I'm curious: > how many LUG members have sold > ALL their Leica gear; > and no long own any? Thanks for weighing in Aram. Were you ever a Leica M shooter? Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist