Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/18

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Subject: [Leica] OT. Nikon screen brightness and contrast
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:54:40 +1000
References: <CE5EBF73.10AFC%mark@rabinergroup.com> <B0672199-7A75-434E-86E6-A11EEE8DD51F@btinternet.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9CDDC86F1@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org> <1379514120.98241.YahooMailNeo@web87902.mail.ir2.yahoo.com>

And a very fine tool for the street as demonstrated by Lluis on the streets
here right now. I tried it briefly on the new camera too and it could
become very addictive.


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 19 September 2013 00:22, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at 
btinternet.com>wrote:

> It focuses fine between focal lengths, though I can't say I have
> deliberately checked infinity, but have taken Leica at their word.
>
> The MATE is not a zoom, and Leica advise against using between FL click
> stops (unlike their advice on the WATE). Since the standard sequence for
> focal length of the frame lines is 35-50-28 the FL ring goes from 35 to 50
> to 28 which makes impossible smooth transition through the focal lengths,
> so it has rapid ramps and detents on the FL cams for just those 3 focal
> lengths.
>
>
>
> >________________________________
> > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 11:34
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] OT. Nikon screen brightness and contrast
> >
> >
> >Does it focus to infinity in between fixed focal lengths? The MATE will
> not focus over a couple of metres when between FLs...
> >
> >john
> >________________________________________
> >
> >
> >As it happens, it is a zoom lens and is perfectly useable with in between
> focal lengths, it just has no viewfinder appropriate, though the new camera
> has a live view function which resolves that.
> >FD
> >
> >On 18 Sep, 2013, at 07:24, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> >
> >> For the M there is the TRI-ELMAR-M 16-18-21 mm f/4 ASPH
> >> And I could convince myself it was a zoom. Its just missing a few of
> the in
> >> between focal lenghs.
> >
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >Leica Users Group.
> >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> >
> >
> >
>
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