[LRflex] Re: OT- Canon 5D help sought
- From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 07:46:59 -0700
the magnifier does not need to be flipped up. It is always there, so that
eliminates one step in your chain of events. It is not a large
magnification (1.2x if I remember correctly), but it does help a lot.
But also, don't forget to add to your chain of events the metering flaw in
Canons as you stop the lens down. That adds the most time to flow of
picture taking.
Aram
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Subject: [LRflex] Re: OT- Canon 5D help sought
> Hi Aram,
>
> Thanks for the reply. ZE lenses have focus confirmation. However, I
> am also interested in using non ZE lenses with an adapter so I was
> primarily checking focus by eye, minus electronic aids. If a 50mm
> lens cannot be consistently focused at f2, what chance do I have of
> getting optimum focus when using Leica 90 mm Summicron R manually
> stopped down to, say, f5.6? Near zero, I'd guess.
>
> Using a magnifier is an option, of course, but if we put it all
> together: magnifier to be flipped up, lens to be stopped down, shoddy
> focus screen and so on, then clearly using a 5D with non EOS
> compatible lenses is not such an appealing proposition. I just don't
> understand how others cope.
>
> It seems I shall have to rethink my strategy off keeping some of my R
> lenses. Perhaps it is best to sell them and replace them by ZE and EOS
> glass. Of course, if Leica's 'adequate solution' really does appear
> at Photokina (which I doubt) I will be kicking myself.
>
> To answer your other question, no I have never used MF lenses on an
> autofocus body.
>
> Regards,
> Akhil
>
>
> On 4 May 2010 21:58, Aram Langhans <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Have not used the 5DM2, but am considering the 7D for my upgrade from a
>> Rebel XTi.
>>
>> Focusing is a B*T*H at best with the Rebel and I would not consider it
>> unless you have focus confirmation. I assume the ZE lenses for Canon
>> would
>> work with focus confirmation. Is this not the case? Is it telling you
>> it
>> is in focus but is not? If that is the case, then the body needs to be
>> calibrated correctly for focusing.
>>
>> I have found that using the Nikon DK-21M magnifying eyepiece in place of
>> the
>> one on the Canon (yes, it fits) adds a great deal to my success rate.
>> However, if you are shooting moving objects, there is no substitute for
>> an
>> automatic focus lens instead of the Leica or in your case, the Zeiss
>> lens.
>> I don't even try anymore, and have augmented my Leica glass with some
>> Tokina
>> and Sigma glass. I use to be able to manual focus on the R8 or on my
>> Rollei
>> SL-35's pretty successfully with moving subjects, but the metering
>> problem
>> using Canon/Leica combo prevents fast metering and focusing at the same
>> time. Hence, I need a lens made for the Canon to do that, as it solves
>> the
>> metering problem so I only have to worry about one thing.
>>
>> Now, the 7D is worlds above the Rebel viewfinder, and I assumed the 5DM2
>> would be even better as it is full frame. With the addition of the
>> DK-21M,
>> it should be even better. So, if your observations are correct, and I
>> assume they are for your eyes, then I don't know what to tell you.
>>
>> Have you used MF glass on any other digital before or is this your first
>> foray into the digital SLR world? If you have manually focused before on
>> a
>> lesser camera, I would say there was something wrong with the 5DM2 you
>> were
>> using, as it should be easier to focus than with any other lesser camera.
>>
>> So, to summarize, I cope by using the DK-21M, using focus confirmation
>> adapters, and not shooting moving objects, or anything that requires
>> quick
>> focusing, which is fine since most of my photography consists of those
>> kinds
>> of subjects. I am planning to go with the 7D, as soon as I can find one
>> in
>> a store when I have a card with me and a few Leica lenses to take some
>> test
>> shots. 5D does not scream at me as the few Canon mount lens I own are
>> for
>> 1.6x crop and I don't want to spend too much money on Canon. I am still
>> waiting for the "adequate solution" for my R glass. Only looked through
>> the
>> viewfinder of the 7D with Canon kit glass on it and did not have a card
>> to
>> record any images. It is the pits living in a town with no real camera
>> stores. That would be fun to actually walk into B&H.
>>
>> Aram
>>
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