[LRflex] Re: Leitax
- From: Gary Pinkerton <gpinkcp@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:34:27 -0600
Anyone know the weight difference in a D700 versus a R8/DMR?
TIA
Gary
> From: wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:45:42 -0500
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Leitax
>
> Axel Collier wrote:
>
> > Ok charlie, now i understand what it means, but not why i should miss it.
> It is the
> > first time i hear from it. So i could hardly miss it.
>
> When using a Leica-R lens on any camera other than a Leica reflex, for
> example the Nikon D700, the aperture will not stay open before you press
> ths shutter release. For example, if you want to use an f/8 aperture for
> correct exposure, the camera's viewfinder will become darker because the
> aperture has closed to f/8 instead of staying open at f/2 (with a Summicron
> lens). This can make it more difficult to focus quickly and accurately.
> One way to get around this problem is to set the lens to f/2, focus, then
> set the lens to f/8 and make the picture.
>
> This takes more time to do than if the auto diaphragm were working as it
> does on a Leica reflex camera, but as several people on this list have
> shown, it can work quite well in some circumstances.
>
> > Thank you for your patience with my noob questions.
>
> We were all noobs at one time :)
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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