Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Thank you for the very kind words. Yes, I used an R lens with the Canon D30. I have just started doing so, so haven't had much experience. I basically slapped on a lens adapter. B&H sells a version from Novoflex: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bh3.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivator__Aproductlist_html___220121___NOLALCAF___REG___CatID=22___S ID=F15DCCA4330 which at $150 is not cheap. You lose autofocus of course, and manual focus is not great on this body. Also the lens stays stopped down, so you have to open up to focus, then stop down to the desired aperture. Metering works (manual and aperture-priority mode). I haven't tried TTL flash yet, so am unsure how that works. Lenses that protrude far into the body won't work; I was told that the 19mm won't work :-(. At this point the setup is more of a novelty than a practical solution; but it's very close. It works well enough in daylight landscape photography. I need to fix the manual focus problem first. I have been thinking of getting the 1D and I heard that manual focus there is much better. I was at a photo show this past Sunday, and tested out and yes it is quite an improvement. However, the lights were bright at the show, so I couldn't test in low light. Another possibility is to get a viewer magnifyer; Canon makes a couple of them. I do have not any experience with them, nor have I heard of anyone else's experience. Hope I answered your questions. - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tina Manley > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 6:30 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW: Early Snow in Montreal > > > At 12:14 PM 11/13/02 -0500, you wrote: > >Hello Leica friends, > > > >I have put up some new photos for your review. > >These were taken in Montreal last week where Mother Nature was > >vascillating between Fall and Winter. It was actually snowing at varying > >intensity when most of these photos were taken. > > Phong - > > I like the first one best. The color and contrast are perfect for a snowy > day and the symbolism is beautiful. > > Did I understand that you are using a Leica lens on the D30? How do you do > that and is it practical? > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > images available from: > http://www.pdiphotos.com > http://www.mira.com > http://www.agpix.com > http://www.newscom.com > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html