[LRflex] Re: New Year and new camera
- From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:31:32 -0800
Hi Gary. I'll be the first to chime in. I faced a similar dilemma a bit
more than a year ago. I was waiting but then my wife gave me an XTi for my
retirement. I bought some adapters and have had a love/hate relationship
with Leica/Canon hybrids. Glass - good as ever. Body - works fine with a
Canon lens, but less than ideal in many ways with Leica glass.
Viewfinder is small and hard to focus manually, but adapters with focus
confirmation help a lot. So does adding a Nikon (yes, Nikon) eyepiece
magnifier. Works wonders, but nowhere close to an R8/9.
Stop down metering does not work as "advertised" The further you stop down,
the more overexposed the photo becomes. I am talking about in Aperture
metering mode or in Manual metering mode. The meter lies. You need to
compensate the more you stop down. +/- override in A mode, or just ignore
the meter in manual mode. Focus and meter wide open, then if you stop down
3 stops, just do the same for the shutter (slow it down) and ignore the fact
that the meter tells you that you are grossly underexposed.
Those are my two major gripes. They both, of course, slow you down a lot.
For some things that is no big deal. For others it is a deal breaker and I
pop on a Canon lens. Other gripes are common with all digital SLR's I've
handled. Too many buttons and dials and whistles. The viewfinder on the
newer XSi is better, as is the control placements, but if you are serious
about this and know for sure this is what you want to do, opt for the 50D or
5D and get a much better viewfinder. If you are just getting your feet wet,
then the XSi is a logical way to go. (I have to say that as that was my way
to go)
Can't complain too much about the pictures. I shoot RAW. They are as
expected from a 10 MP camera and better than Canon glass would produce. OK
DMR users, I know your 10 MP is in a class by itself. I meant comparing with
Nikon, Canon and Olympus.
I, too, am hoping the R10 is a reality and will be within my price range. I
am fairly sure of the former, and not at all expecting the latter to be
true.
Any more questions?
Aram
> -----Original Message-----
> From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:leicareflex-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary E
> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 6:36 PM
> To: Leica Reflex
> Subject: [LRflex] New Year and new camera
>
> Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all!
>
> I have been reading a lot of posts regarding digital alternatives on
> this list, and since I don't want to hold my breath any longer for a
> dR10 or what have you, I am considering the adaptive road. This is
> where the new camera comes in. Now I don't have much experience in the
> digital domain since its inception. I had a Minolta 7 and now a Canon
> A570is (hardly hard core digital equipment).
>
> The thing is I cannot seem to get away from Leica glass whether it's M
> or R. I do also use my Contax or Nikon AF system once in a while
> (depending on event or use). But it's the glass that has kept me with
> Leica this long with film. Now, I have read people on this list use
> Olympus/Panasonic 4/3 system or the Canon system. All the photos look
> great, but I would probably be able to live with a 1.6x factor compared
> to a 2.0x factor. I only, for a moment, thought about the M8, but I
> seem to like the SLR more so than the rangefinder (though it depends on
> the event or use again).
>
> I would think some of you would have tried the available routes to get
> to where you're at now, so I just want to draw on a little bit on your
> experiences. My starter route is the Canon XSi. I don't think the
> screen is user exchangeable as with the more pro like models. Was this
> a deal breaker for your decision to settle on the system/rig you now
> use? Is it difficult to focus without a split screen? The Catz Eye
> screen seems to be recommended by most folks.
>
> David, you seem to be set on your Olympus E3 system and Doug has been
> using a DMR for his wildlife photos. It seems the stop down metering
> caused you to either go dedicated digital with another system or to
> succumb to a digital R body. I take it there's no in between for you?
>
> Sorry for the long post after lurking all this time.
>
> Take care all,
> Gary E
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