Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Don, I understand. It's aperture priority (because the camera has an aperture priority mode) AND that mode, obviously, works fine with the lense in an uncoupled stop down mode...of course! If it can meter it, it can pick a shutter speed. Sorry for not picking up on that so obvious detail. Regards, Austin > Hi Austin, > Of course the Canon bodies can not control the aperture of a Leica lens. > One uses a lever and the Canon uses micromotors. You are correct > that there > is no coupling. > > However, in actual practice, the aperture on the Leitz lens stops down as > you move the aperture ring and in the "A" mode the Canon body will set the > appropriate shutter speed. > Screen brightness is as good as an SL(focus confirmation much > worse however) > so even somewhere around F8 most people can still focus. > > Sorry to have been unclear. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html