[LRflex] Re: Leitax
- From: Gary Pinkerton <gpinkcp@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:43:07 -0600
Steve,
That sounds like a reasonable solution :) Gary
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Leitax
> From: steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:44:24 -0800
> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> 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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