Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 10, 2009, at 12:34 AM, H&ECummer wrote: > >> On Nov 9, 2009, at 10:15 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>>> and don't forget, Leica R glass, with 10 min of work to put on a leitax >>>> adapter, works fine on the excellent Nikon D700 body... >>>> so all those people who are waiting, >>>> can stop waiting... >>>> Steve >>> Yes but shooting every darned thing wide open can get old a fella wants >>> to >>> stop down to a blazing 5.6 every once in a blue moon and make sure he or >>> she >>> is getting their focus. Maybe more than one thing in focus. >>> I say rich or poor its always nice to get the thing in focus. >>> Makes you want to look at it. The picture. >> >> true Mark, but at least the nikon metering is linear as you stop down, >> and you can stop down to f 5.6 or so...and you can get the shot, if there >> is enough light, which I guess there is, cus if not, you wouldn't stop >> down... >> like, it works... >> Steve > > Indeed it does work! yup, and you were the pioneer... I finally drank the cool aid, others will eventually, Steve > I have been out this afternoon under the blazing sun shining in kodachrome > blue skies with my D700 and the 28 Elmarit and the 90 Summicron - blazing > away getting a feel for my new 'hood (which is the oldest settled section > of Hong Kong) and it felt good! Pictures will be down loaded shortly and > then I'll see what I got. > A D700 with the above lenses is a nice change of pace from my M8 and, for > me, equally satisfying. If there is no "suitable solution" for an R > digital platform from Leica > I don't care anymore. > Cheers > Howard (HOT in brilliantly sunny and incredibly clear Hong Kong) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information