Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Boo!!! Hiss!! There should be laws about this. It was 14 degrees F in South Carolina this morning. That is not normal. You have stolen our heat and somehow moved it to Australia. Send it back On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Harrison (and others contributing). Always interested to learn > something new. I follow what you are saying regarding the > composition/viewing. It is interesting that many people adopting these > newer > concept cameras are doing it to adapt high quality primes, some of them > many > times more expensive than the new cameras. Probably not what Olympus and > Panasonic envisioned originally. Or maybe I just hang out with people who > own a lot of high quality prime lenses! > By the way it is actually sunny today after weeks of cloud and rain. We had > our coldest December overnight minimum before Christmas. It got all the way > down to 58F. Not seeing any snow in the swimming pool just yet though and > today is heading for 84F and sunny > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 30 December 2010 05:23, Harrison McClary <lists at mcclary.net> wrote: > > > I've never done this and really do not see the use of it. The 90 on an M > > camera you are only using a tiny part of the finder anyway to compose, > with > > the G2 it is basically an SLR so the full viewing area is used, > composition > > is much easier. That alone is a huge plus to me. Second I am not a > pixel > > peeper, I use what I like. If it gives me results I like I can care less > > what others say or think. For some reason the people on this list do not > > like Canon, well I strongly disagree, I far prefer Canon to that other > > brand. Personal opinion, everyone has one. Mine is no more valid than > > anyone else's. > > > > I find the focusing of the 90, my Noctilux at f1 easier on the G2 than > the > > M because of the ability to hugely magnify the image. I get consistently > > sharp images at f1 and my Noctilux on the G2 where on my M9 it is about > > 50/50 sharp or not. I am pretty sure the difference is because my eyes > are > > not what they used to be and at f1 it is not very forgiving. > > > > I am not sure how the G1 works, but with the G2 I press the little dial > and > > the viewfinder image enlarges, turn it one click to the right and it > > maginifies again. Focus press the shudder button and it takes a photo. > I > > do not notice any shutter delay in the G2. I got the G2 because of the > EVF, > > I'd think using one of those cameras you look at the back to shoot would > be > > difficult. Personally I do not like looking at the back of a camera to > > compose images...something about that just does not work for me too well. > > > > I like having both the G2 and M9, IMHO they compliment each other and I > can > > use my most excellent Leica lenses on both...also with the G2 I can make > > video using my Leica glass. I did so of my daughters Christmas orchestra > > with my Noctilux, very nice looking video. > > > > Have a great New Year Hoppy, hope it is nice and warm...I am so jealous. > I > > hate cold. > > > > Harrison. > > > > > > > > > > On 12/28/2010 09:35 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > > >> Harrison this is not to start a debate! I have not tried it myself. Do > you > >> consider that the 90 with adapter on your G2 gives better results than > >> cropping the same FoV from that lens on your M9? You are able to manage > >> critical focus effectively? > >> > >> Cheers > >> Geoff > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com