[Leica] Live view and TTL "m"

[rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)]

You could use an Alpa!
http://www.alpa.ch/en/products/framing-focussing/viewfinder/alpa-iphone-holder-4-4s-5-mkll.html

I've started to use this for in the field framing:
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount-art-supplies/perspective-tools/view-catcher.htm

They have an iPhone app too!


On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would LOVE to be able to use my iPhone 5 as a liveview finder for a
> camera.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Geoff.  Did you use the LCD or the Oly VF?  Your email was not clear to
> me.
> >
> > Maybe Bob Adler will let me try out his setup?  Pretty please?
> >
> > Now if they would just put the EVF inside the camera.
> >
> > Frank Filippone
> >
> > On Oct 1, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Yes! I found it to be much better than expected with unique advantages
> > too.
> > > Especially after my RF vertical alignment had its adventure. I got a
> > really
> > > good hit rate even wide open in low light for several hundreds frames
> > > thereafter.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Geoff
> > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2 October 2013 00:00, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I did wonder if the TTL oly attachment and the live view on the M
> would
> > be
> > >> a bit of a gimmick, but its been very useful, especially with lenses
> > such
> > >> as the Wide Tri-elmar. You can now very accurately frame your image
> and
> > >> even focus closer than 0.7m. Here is an example of an 8 second
> exposure
> > of
> > >> a fountain. I was able to just keep the arches of the water spouts in
> > the
> > >> image without letting the flare get to bad from the lights just above
> > the
> > >> level of the upper image.
> > >>
> > >> http://tinyurl.com/pdnf5w7
> > >>
> > >> and here I was able to raise the camera above head high to avoid dross
> > in
> > >> the foreground. Not a great shot, but it was what I was after, weird
> > angle
> > >> and all :-)
> > >>
> > >> http://tinyurl.com/nhlv6e8
> > >>
> > >> Cheers
> > >>
> > >> Alastair
> > >>
> > >>
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>
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Bob Adler