[rollei_list] You are better off with a digital lens for a DSLR
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:23:06 -0700
Forgot. I wrote and article on this for the Wedding & Portrait
Photographers International. See:
http://www2.wppionline.com/newsletter/Feb09/studio-and-screen-p.tml
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Peter K. <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Most of the older lenses, especially wide angles are not designed for
> digital. Film is a perfectly flat plane, but digital is really not. So
> the newer digital lenses had to be redesigned to bend the light more
> perpendicular.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 1:35 AM, John Wild <jwild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> I'm still here!
>>
>> Been experimenting with Rollei QBM lenses on a Canon EOS-400D using an
>> adapter from Hong Kong on Ebay.
>>
>> Not that straight forward (mounting is fine); the results are not what I
>> would expect...
>>
>> ... metering, colour, contrast - all rubbish. Need more time to play.
>> Probably to do with in-camera processing using data transmitted from the
>> Canon lens not being available on a Rollei lens?
>>
>> Anyone else had experiences with this combination? There have been recent
>> posts about telecentricity and how a DSLR records different meter readings
>> etc.
>>
>> Interesting comparason using Nikon F5 and D700 at:
>>
>> http://fwd.five.tv/gadget-show/videos/challenge/challenge-blow-up-part-3
>>
>> Although test parameters are not really disclosed and comments on this are
>> at:
>>
>> http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=723753&;
>> page=&fpart=&vc=1
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> On 21/09/2009 12:45, "Elias Roustom" <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Not much Rollei happening here either, but hello just the same.
>>>
>>> Elias
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