Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know it has its uses, I have the R adapter and a few R lenses, but for M lenses <85mm (inc 75mm Summilux and Noctiluxes) I prefer the rangefinder.... If using R lenses more often, then (dare I say it) the Sony A7(R) may be a better choice! john ________________________________________ The EVF and R to M adapter are a huge boon to landscape photographers. Or street photographers who want to do a bit of landscape work while traveling, but don't want to bring along their big DLSR system. The EVF makes it possible to use ND grads, polarizers, and to focus longer lenses like the 80-200 Vario Elmar. And difficult-to-focus lenses like the 90mm APO Summicron and 135mm APO Telyt can now be focused accurately. I just received the M42 to LM adapter, which will allow me to mount my old 75mm f/1.5 Biotar and 58mm f/2 Biogon lenses! The 5cm Summarit f/1.5 might as well be uncoupled and now, for the first time, back focus with that lens is a non-issue. In just a few years, I've gotten so used to EVFs, that using a DLSR seems a real step backward. Being able to preview what a scene is going to look like before you hit the shutter, the ability to boost the EVF brightness so focusing is easy, even in low light. That said, I also enjoy using the M as a rangefinder. But it is becoming more difficult as the years pass. --Jim On Apr 2, 2014, at 2:00 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > Wow, you went for the spendy EVF ;-) Am I alone in having an EVF but don't > really enjoy using it? It is useful (indispensable) at times but my M is > usually used as a rangefinder... > > john > ________________________________ > > > Just received the R-Adapter M and the EVF from Peter Dooling at Leica > Store Miami, and now we have a marriage made in Heaven. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/Together+again/Together+again.jpg.html > > ?howard > >