[LRflex] Re: Anyone using Leica glass on Canon 350D?
- From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 10:17:26 -0800 (PST)
O have the same problem so I'm buying a magnifier of
some kind as soon as I get more money. Also, on the
EOS list Bob Shell said there's someone who implants
split image screens on fixed screen Eoses
Javier
--- Julian W <julianw123@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Aram. I have to agree with you
> ...
>
> Finally today, I managed to put some Leica glass on
> the 350D. I used the 50f/2 on it. It was so
> difficult
> to focus.
> However, I noticed that using the kit lens was much
> easier to manual focus. Then it hit me, that the
> Leica
> glass has more "turn" to the focus .. it requires
> much
> more detailed focusing that the normal Canon lenses.
> It was not too difficult to "snap to sharp focus"
> for
> the Canon lenses, even on the tiny VF of 350D, in my
> trial out. But not so, for the Leica.
>
> At least, there goes my "interim" "cheap" solution
> for
> the Leica-Canon ... the VF on the 350D just cannot
> make it for me.
>
> ..Julian
>
> > From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [LRflex] Re: Anyone using Leica glass on
> > Canon 350D?
> > Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 13:01:30 -0800
> >
> > Not using, but have viewed through it many times.
> > The small viewfinder is
> > the pits especially if you are used to looking
> > through an R8. Makes
> > focusing fairly hard for me, but then again,
> others
> > might not have that
> > problem.
> >
> > I want to look through a 5D, but I am not as
> tempted
> > as I once was since I
> > found out my 24 will not work on it. I don't
> really
> > want to spend more
> > money on a wider equivilant for a non-full frame
> > camera. I'm tapped out for
> > lenses. On the LUG it sounds like Leica is moving
> > much faster on digital
> > now with the M version. Maybe that means an R10D
> > might be on the horizon
> > and be more compact and lighter than a DMR/R8/9
> > combination.
> >
> > Aram
> >
>
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