[LRflex] Re: R Lenses on Nikon D700
- From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 13:19:15 -0700
On Feb 5, 2009, at 2:35 AM, H&ECummer wrote:
From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [LRflex] Re: R lenses on Nikon
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 08:04:55 -0700
hi,
I am still trying to fully understand Leica R lenses on the Nikon
D700
Howard...
I am finally convinced that IF the R10 ever appears, and even if it
is technically up to snuff, it will, more than likely, be way too
expensive for me...
Hi Steve,
I am much of the same mind - especially with what is happening in
world wide financial markets and I am a retired chap already. :-(
So, logically what can we do if we want to use our old R lenses
which we have held on to hoping for a reliable and affordable R10?
Some background:
I have gone the Canon route (60D, D20, D1MkII, and 5D) and the Oly
330E and E3 route with varying degrees of satisfaction using my
R lenses via adapters - some with focusing chips and some without.
The Oly platforms, especially the E3, suited my photo style better
thanks Howard,
for me the Canon 20D and 5D and the Oly E3
than the Canon platforms. I drifted away to Nikons (which I had
started with as film cameras in 1970 with a Nikkormat) with the
D200, D300
and now D700.
For my taste, I MUCH prefer the Nikons over the Canons - especially
the D700 with its amazing low noise high ISO capability and the
ability to set Auto ISO and then
fix slowest shutter speed. (This is important for a later comment).
With this background I will go on to your questions.
sooooo.... forgive me for possibly, beating several dead horses...
the R lens Nikon D 700..conversions work out OK, easy or not too
difficult in most cases?
In my experience - three lenses converted to date with two to go -
the bayonet conversions are very easy. I started with the 90
Summicron, following the directions on the Leitax site (ain't the
internet wonderful?) and the change was done in about 10 minutes.
Then I went on to the 180 Telyt APO, and followed the directions. I
had to remove the light baffle separately from the directions on the
website but other than that it was easy. My last conversion - the 19
Elmarit version 1 (version 2 strikes the mirror on both the D700 and
the Canon 5D) - was not illustrated but I followed the example of
the 21mm on the website. The only mistake I made was to remove the
third cam which I didn't need to do. The sample now up on the Leitax
site of changing the bayonet on the 19 Elmarit is my experience - I
passed the photos on to David Lladro and he put them up.
I would do the Slux 80mm 1.4 likely first, also then the 90 cron and
the Elm 19 generation 1...
I have two ROM lenses to change: the 28mm Elmarit and the 100 Macro
APO. I am waiting for someone else to do these and then I will go
ahead. And, for the lenses which I have all these conversions are
completely reversible. Each Leica bayonet and cams and shims are in
a baggy marked with the lens name and put safely away.
auto light monitoring regardless of f stop works OK ?
Absolutely no problem. As f stops close down shutter speeds adjust
in a linear fashion. There is none of the exposure skewing that I
got with the Canons (except the 1D MkII).
The deal here is to set auto ISO to a max of 6400 (which is
basically grainless in reasonable light), fix the minimum shutter
speed at 1/200 for all lenses, which covers my old age tremors even
for the 180 APO, and then fix the lens at the intermediate f stop
that you want to shoot at.
manual focus easy comfortable, the view finder is easy to work with?
To continue what I am saying above - the viewfinder is usable (for
my eyes and I am at the trifocal stage of life) to f5.6 or f8.0 in
reasonably bright light levels. If you can't make focus then you
open up, of course, but in the meantime the camera is keeping the
shutter at at least 1/200 and lifting the ISO as light requires. It
is really an elegant way of exposing photos that does not intrude on
your making photos. I hope Leica does the same in the R10 even if I
don't buy one!
that sounds fine...I can do that with my eyes and I can hold OK with
most (short) lenses even at slower speeds...
focus confirmation, by sound ?
I don't use sound focus confirmation on the D700 usually but I just
went and turned it on and put the 19 Elmarit on and you get focus
confirmation visually in the viewfinder but no sound confirmation.
that's interesting...I'd like to know if anything changes, or if you
get sound with other lenses...
thanks so much Howard,
Steve
I may have some further questions later...
Please ask away - I will be pleased to answer if I know or can find
out by testing the camera and lenses. I am presently in Bali and
have taken the 19 Elmarit and 180 Telyt with me and I am having a
blast. I didn't bring the 90 Cron because I am using the 24 - 70
f2.8 as the fill in between the 19 and the 180. The Nikon zoom is
first rate too.
and thanks so much to Howard and others who have some experience...
My pleasure, replies may be a bit slow due to the intermittent
nature of the internet here.
Cheers
Howard
Steve
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