[LRflex] RX and Focu Confirmation Comment
- From: rsphotoimages@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:40:42 +0000
I will say that, whenever I thought I knew better than the Focus Confirmation
on my RX - you guessed it - that frame was always a bit out of focus.
Focus Confirmation works. At least it did on my RX. One of my favorite "past"
cameras. Never in the shop, always did as it was told.
Bob in Seattle.
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
> Hi
> I have heard 17 years for patents but I.m not sure
> because everybody seems to have a different figure. As
> for the focus confirm, I'm not so sure they would want
> to go with it. I have used the original AL-1 and an RX
> as well as the various EOSes on manual. What I've
> always found is that with a split image screen and
> diopter correction I can focus as well or better
> myself. I really don't think it's that much of a
> benefit except in very special situations. Perhaps
> that's why they got rid of it with the RX2. Whenever I
> use my RX I ignore the confirm altogether and don't
> have a problem with focusing. There really is no
> substitute for what I guess you might call focus on
> demand. I learned that when I got into EOSes and the
> N1.
>
> Javier
>
> --- keith.r.edwards@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Hi Javier,
> >
> > Patents normally last 20 years (if they are still in
> > force), I wouldn't h=
> > old
> > your breath :-)
> > The Canon EOS / Leica Lens - autofocus confirm route
> > (yes I know the lens=
> >
> > is manual focus!) looks good 'stopgap' to me (most
> > of the benefits only r=
> > eal
> > downside is having to stop the lens down before
> > pressing the shutter). I
> > even think Leica might sell a few more lenses as a
> > result!
> >
> > Best regards
> > Keith
> >
> >
> > >-- Original Message --
> > >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:40:52 -0700 (PDT)
> > >From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: [LRflex] Re: Photokina and other
> > disasters...
> > >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Reply-to: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >Howdy
> > >Another thing I was thinking of. The AX came out I
> > >think around 96. That means it's patents were
> > probably
> > >applied for around 95 or 94 so they may only have 5
> > >years left in them. Now of course, Leitz can't wait
> > 5
> > >years to introduce an AF SLR but when patents start
> > >etting old, the owners are a lot more likely to
> > >license them so they can at least get some
> > additional
> > >income out of them. I wouldn't be surprised if
> > Leitz
> > >decided to go the AX route, at least as a stopgap
> > >until it can develop new generation of AF retro
> > >lenses.
> > >
> > >Javier
> > >
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