[LRflex] Re: Summicron 50mm take apart?
- From: Steve Lang <stevelang@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 12:41:08 -0700
Hi Aram,
Thanks for the tip. From reading the description and reviews, I guess you
end up losing some of the frame due to the magnification?
I took my daughter to her horse-riding lesson this morning, and had fun with
the XSi+Summicron. Actually, I think I finally 'grokked' manual focusing,
and why many prefer it to auto. You have to be actively involved in the
picture-taking, planning and predicting shots. But you also get a level of
control over the final outcome not possible with AF. I bought the Leicaflex
and Summicron with the intent of taking more deliberate pictures, so this is
perfect. Since it was bright out, I mostly shot at f4 and zone-focused with
good results, not too hard since she rides in a ring. (And hey, now I
understand why DOF scale on a lens is so useful!)
I am definitely going to go for a focusing screen in the near future. I'm
planning on keeping the Cron on the body full-time, so there's little reason
not to. It's too bad the AF confirmation lights don't work with the focusing
screen, but it's not a big deal.
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 6:37 AM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The other option that I use, and maybe a few others on the list, is the
> Nikon DK-21M viewfinder magnifier. It fits on the Canon and allows a small,
> yet significant degree of magnification that really aids in focusing.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-DK-21M-Magnifying-Eyepiece-Digital/dp/B000C0OF54/ref=pd_cp_p_2
>
> I could not use my manual focus lenses on my Rebel with out it. Even with
> the focus confirmation adapter. I am not always able to get those focus
> spots to light up. Perhaps too dark.
>
> Aram
>
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