Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I love that feature! It's just like looking through my rangefinder viewfinder. Tina On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Jeff Moore <jbm at jbm.org> wrote: > 2010-10-26-18:00:40 George Lottermoser: >> Pretty much how feel >> when I return to the R8 >> after using the 5D. > > Absolutely. > > And actually, I love the DMR-specific focussing screen which shows the > full 35mm format, but puts up a frameline around where the DMR sensor > lies. ?It thus manages to include one of the best characteristics of > rangefinder photography, being able to see what's around the picture > you're now aimed at (and either about to move into the frame, or maybe > a better choice to include in the frame). ?AFAIK, no other SLR does > that, for pretty clear reasons, and probably none will. ?And I wish > they all did that. > > But on the 5D side... I can't believe I waited 'til last week to put > an Eg-S screen in my 5D Mk II. ?It makes the finder seem almost like a > real camera. ?I mean, it's no R8, but it's a whole lot better. > > ?-Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com