[Leica] lenses that shouldn't

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Very nice photos, Rei. Nice and tight with the 80 lux and 1.6 crop  
factor.

I find the Canon 20D and the 5D difficult to manual focus. The wide  
angle lenses are almost impossible. Since I only use the 20D with  
either the 560 Telyt or the 100 macro Elmarit, it's not a problem.  
Except for macro shots, I only use Canon lenses on the 5D. I tried a  
few indoor shots last night with my Nikon 20mm and none of the shots  
were in focus. An f1.4 lens would help a lot. I don't have a focus  
confirmation adapter. Maybe time to get one.

Len


On Oct 28, 2007, at 9:00 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:

>
> i happened to have a 30D on loan.  while musing at
> the mount of the 50 lux versus my 24 elmarit, it occured to me
> that the 24 didn't really seem to protrude much further back
> than the 50.  so in a fit of courage, i tried it with the roxsen
> adapter and was surprised that the combination took exposures and
> didn't foul the mirror.
>
> -rei
>
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com> -----
>
> To: "Leica Users Group (LUG)" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: leicanon experiments
> Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 12:17:15 -0400
> From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com>
>
> i rented a canon 20D for a week to try out this leicanon thing
> you all are talking about.  i never even held a canon before;
> the 20D with battery grip looks and handles a lot like an R4-7.
>
> focusing was not easy on the 20D's smallish (compared with an R or SL)
> viewfinder image, but it's probably my problem.  my eyes have never
> been great--poor eyesight is what pushed me into the M system
> in the first place.   it would be great to have some kind of  
> magnifier to
> make the focusing image "full size".  maybe it's not a problem with
> full-frame cameras like the 5d.
>
> the $75 Roxsen EOS-R adapter i used allows the camera's focus
> confirmation to work--the middle dot in the image blinks red
> and a red ball illuminates at the lower right of the viewfinder.
>
> i pretty much stuck to the 80 lux.
>
> here's what i got yesterday:
>
> http://www.shinozuka.org/20070630leicanon/
>
> -rei
>
> -- 
> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> Ridgewood, New Jersey
>
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
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> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> Ridgewood, New Jersey
>
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