[LRflex] Re: a visit from Isabelle...

  • From: Richard Ward <ilovaussiesheps@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:23:32 -0800 (PST)

Hi Harry,
   You mentioned difficulties with your EOS-1ds MK2's focusing screen when 
you use your Leica Lenses with it. The 1 Serie's EOS's have user changeable 
focusing screens and a nice selection of them to choose from! I believe there 
are even multiple ones with differing types of manual focus assist 
technologies available. The interchangeable focus screens is one of the 
reason's a ONE series EOS is at the top of my 'shopping list' for next 
year.(I've got a big windfall coming in about a year or so). Mainly it's their 
sealings, durability, and ergonomics - I'm not the most graceful of guys and I 
value 'getting the shot' so much I end up in mud, sand, swamps, beaches, 
creeks, and such! I don't want to drop a fortune on a 5D grip combo and the 
next day smash it on something a 1 series body would shrug off or plunk it in a 
puddle or get soaked in a rain that would sizzle a lesser camera. 
   My Accountant Girlfriend is fully in agreement on the point even! ie: 
while on the face of it, dropping thousands extra for a camera seems 
insane, it's would be like insurance against dropping 2-3k on an instant 
paperweight! AND the other 1 series features are actually worth having for 
the way I shoot. AF, Metering, Speed, Ergonomics, etc.
Richard
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From: Harry Standel <RVBayExplorer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 6:06:42 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: a visit from Isabelle...

Good Afternoon,
I saw the portrait of this lovely little girl and had to show off one  
of my granddaughter. I've been using several Leica lenses on my Canon  
EOS 1Ds MkII for several years with great results. My problem is that  
the focusing screen on the 1ds/II is really not designed for manual  
focusing so I rarely use the Leicas when I absolutely must get the  
shot. When I have time to fiddle with the focus I love to use them.  
Some examples;


http://www.pbase.com/badgerhill/leica_

Harry

On Jan 5, 2010, at 3:14 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:

> Isabelle came into town this week.... her daughter is Iona, here is  
> a characteristic look, a photo taken a few months ago...
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2010/ionacweb.jpg.html
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> D700 with Summilux 80mm 1.4
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> thanks,
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> Steve
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