Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal wrote: >To be frank, if Leica were NOT to introduce some kind of electronic >focusing aid within the current and foreseeable future (that is at the >lastest before Photokina 2000), I would be very concerned about the R >future. >If Leica does introduce an electronic focusing aid or AF R9 without >upgrade path for existing R8 bodies I would be tempted to look elsewhere. >If Leica wants to ditch the R altogether -which I doubt- they'd better >speak up now. I'd hate to get stuck with more investments of good money >into a technological dead end. Although I am very much interested in the >new Elmarit-R 35-70/2.8 ASPH, I will put off a buying decision (on this >or any other R lens) to see how things evolve on the electronic focusing >and AF side. >Just my two euros. For my own photography, AF is only of interest due to fact that my eyes aren't as good as they were, and AF SLR focussing have been getting worse. What really excites me is Canon's Image Stabilization technology. It was fantastic when it first came out on video cameras, and on still cameras it is just as good. As I use a lot of shift lenses and have Canon's 24TS-E, I also got a 28-135 IS lens. It may be only f/3.5-5.6, but for much of my photography it pretends it's a f/1.4-2.4 or so. Optical quality is decent; my 35/1.4 is safe, but the IS technology allows me to shoot with a wide ranging, fairly light zoom in approximately similar conditions. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com