[LRflex] Re: Leitax
- From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:44:24 -0800
On Dec 2, 2009, at 12:08 PM, William B. Abbott III wrote:
> Gary,
>
> My R9 with DMR comes in a whisker less than 1.4 KG, or about 3 pounds 1
> ounce, on an uncalibrated kitchen scale.
>
> That is with a body cap, battery, an (empty) SD card, and an inch or so of
> lens strap on each side.
>
> Maybe with an SD card full of images it would weigh much more. ;–)
so pretty clearly the D700 is a pound plus/minus lighter than the R8/9/DMR....
the answer is clear...the interpretation rather bless so...
I have an idea to suggest....If this is a terribly important issue for some
particular person I can offer a solution that is at once, a wise decision, a
great compromise, tongue in cheek, good for your health, and if everyone in the
Unites States did it, it would be good for our national healthcare spending...
buy the R8/DMR and lose 5 pounds...
Steve
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> On Dec 2, 2009, at 8:34 AM, Gary Pinkerton wrote:
>
>> 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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