[LRflex] Re: New Poll: "R" lenses to Digital Bodies

  • From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:40:26 -0700

nikon, yes.  Canon, no.  My leanings are towards Latexing my Leica lenses 
and then augmenting my lenses with Nikon mount AF lenses.

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From: "a aa" <classwp@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 9:07 AM
To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [LRflex] Re: New Poll: "R" lenses to Digital Bodies

> Hi Aram,
>
> have you considered one ot the full fram N or C bodies with CZ primes?
> At the moment you can get a range of CZ primes from 18mm to 100 mm. CZ
> have announced that more are planned for the future.
>
> Regards,
> Akhil
>
> On 10 October 2010 11:57, Aram Langhans <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I see by the list of messages in my box I am late to this party, but here 
>> is
>> my take.
>>
>> 1.  I use a Canon Rebel XTi, but may upgrade soon to who knows what.
>>
>> 2.  Standard screen, and that is perhaps one of my problems
>>
>> 3.  I have added the Nikon eyepiece magnifier to the Canon and it helps. 
>> I
>> have also glued part of a larger rubber gasket above the ISO selector 
>> button
>> to prevent me from accidentally changing ISO, which was a problem for a 
>> few
>> years.
>>
>> 4.  Same issues of poor viewfinder and lousy metering when stopping down
>> that I have already expressed numerous times on this list.
>>
>> I see by the video posted that there are no plans on Leica's part to 
>> enter
>> the 35mm format DSLR market, so time to consider options, none of which 
>> are
>> great.
>>
>> Aram
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Wayne Serrano" <wayneserrano@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:50 AM
>> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [LRflex] New Poll: "R" lenses to Digital Bodies
>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> I was thinking that maybe we should begin a poll to find how others are
>>> using their "R" lenses on various digital bodies:
>>>
>>> 1. Which camera body?
>>> 2. Which focusing screen?
>>> 3. Modifications necessary if any?
>>> 4. Miscellaneous and pertinent info?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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