Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just think they understand their customers better than the customers understand themselves! Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 23-Jul-2016, at 22:47, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > > If our assumptions are correct:....I will state the obvious..... > > Without the ability to read the selected aperture, the camera can only > meter > at working aperture.... which means that the user needs to open the lens > up > to focus, shut the lens down ( this is all manual manipulation of the > aperture setting), then take the image...... not exactly smooth > operation...... or use the lens at full aperture.... which is a more > specialized solution.... > > In the 60's, when I started to take pictures with my Miranda SLR, this > technology was already replaced by lenses that at least had the ability to > have a preset aperture.... you spun a ring around to reach correct > aperture,,,, without thinking at least... I think that the Exakta camera > offered this in the 50's, and the Pentacon ( first SLR) had this feature in > the 40's (?) > > Novoflex either does or will offer a similar functionality that may not > read > the lens FL ( which is only useful for some lens corrections ( LR will do > this automatically as well IF you can remember what lens you used..) and > for > putting the data into the EXIF fields... for what has been their price of > around $200 Or buy a Chinese knockoff with the same capability for about > $20...... > > SO the real choice is.... spend $750 on the Leica adapter or $20 on the > Chinese adapter..... Each has about the same functionality..... > > They must be kidding......we MUST be not understanding the complete > picture..... A few weeks will put some of these into users hands, and we > can find out what the thing really does.... or does not do..... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > There is no aperture control, all it can do is read ROM data of focal > length > - seems a lot of money (even by Leica standards) for what it is! > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > > Apparently it is starting to ship.. > > > BUT.. > > > "The Leica R-Adapter L cannot read the selected aperture set on the lens. > Instead, the camera uses the same technology to estimate the aperture as > with M-lenses mounted via an adapter." > > > There is still no info that I can find that says the lens aperture is open > during focusing, then closed down during image creation... And the > inability > to read the lens' aperture setting is disturbing...For $750, you would > expect more... > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information