Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I do have a completely manual Rokinon 35/1.4, so I'm used to the 2nd and 3rd difficulties. I upgraded the focusing screen, but decided to shoot everything at 1.4 to alleviate the diaphragm issue. The Zeiss lens I don't want to not use is the 85/1.4, and that would probably be wide open or nearly so much of the time. Jeffery On Jul 3, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Aram Langhans wrote: > not all cameras, Canon or Nikon, suffer from the first one totally. Some > viewfinders are larger than others. > > All suffer from the second to some degree, and third. > > Nikon is not so bad as far as giving linear meter readings as you stop > down. > > Best advice is as George said in a later post, get a cheap adapter and see > if it works for you. I use Leica R glass on Nikon D600, and before that, > D7000 and before that Canon Rebel XTi. Item 2 was not bad on the D7000 > and better on the D600, but still a factor. Can't shoot anything moving > fast, but most of what I like to shoot holds pretty still. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/339980-1/yosemite-0174.jpg > > Aram > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 6:50 PM > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon EOS 70D DSLR body > >> Small, dark view finders; >> So difficult to focus. >> No auto diaphragm. >> Non linear metering. >> >> Each of which may or may not bug you in use. >> >> a note off the iPad, George >> >> On Jul 2, 2013, at 7:48 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> What has been the downside of using Leica SLR glass on a full frame >>> Canon? I don't have any Leica SLR glass, but my prior SLR system (for >>> film) was a Contax, so I have about 5 Zeiss lenses that are in the >>> closet. I hate to sell them at a fraction of their cost, but they aren't >>> being used now. There is an adapter for Canon EOS, but Canon doesn't >>> seem to be a favorite surrogate body for Leica glass. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information