[LRflex] Re: Leitax
- From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:04:30 -0800
On Dec 2, 2009, at 8:34 AM, Gary Pinkerton wrote:
> Anyone know the weight difference in a D700 versus a R8/DMR?
that's one way to make a decision,
:-)
Steve
> 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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