[LRflex] Re: An odd photo...

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:50:31 -0700

David,

The last Hornby Island  type closet that I saw converted, had the
walls covered with shiny aluminium and gold coloured foil.  It also
had a bank of Gro-Lamps in the ceiling.  I assumed that it was for
a tanning booth.

Jerry

David Young wrote:

> On 19/09/2005 at 10:44 PM Philippe Amard wrote:
>
> >You definitely must tell us more about that weird Leicanon thing indeed
> >- e.g. how do you set aperture? my leitz glass is of the "automatic
> >type" and i can't figure out how i might possibly stop up or down and
> >get something out of it just like this. Puzzles me to the extent i'm
> >considered the purchase of a full Canon equipment ...
>
> Philippe, the operation of the LeiCanon is very simple...
>
> Put the adapter of your choice into the Canon's lens mount and mount your=
>  Leica lens. It doesn't matter if it has 1,2,3 or no cams.  They all work=
>  the same.
>
> Adjust your f-stop as usual... the only difference is that on a Canon body,=
>  the lens is in 'manual' mode, so as you choose a smaller f-stop, the lens=
>  will close down and the view finder darken.
>
> In actual use, this is not as bad as it sounds, for the finder is=
>  acceptably bright to around f8. I still find the finder OK to use/focus=
>  with the f6.8 Telyt and a 2x converter with the Telyt set to f8 - so=
>  that's really f16.  That is, however, about the limit.
>
> Set the Canon to Av (aperture priority) and the camera will select the=
>  appropriate shutter speed for whatever f-stop you're using.  Same as the=
>  "A" mode on the R8 & 9.
>
> > your last snaps were juts stunning . And as afore said, in a nut shell,=
>  they're very well balanced.
>
> Thank you, kind sir!  :-)
>
> >By the way , will you show us the bathroom? :-)
>
> As you wish... though it is a very unsual one!  It can be found at
>
> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Bathroom.htm   (Peek now, if you wish, for the=
>  page will be taken down, in about 24 hours.)
>
> Cheers!
>
> David.
>
> David Young,
> Logan Lake, BC
> CANADA.
>
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