Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner wrote: > A EOS RS or a camera with a pellicle would seem to be an ideal cross in > effect > between an SLR and a Rangefinder camera. > You might feel like you were shooting a Rangefinder camera with no > blackout and > vibration from mirror flap. It's worth pointing out that while the EOS 1n RS v/f doesn't black out when you take the picture, it *does* dim substantially as the lens stops down to the taking aperture. Of course this isn't a problem when you've set the aperture to the maximum, or close to it. > A used EOS RS at a good price would be tempting. But I would want to > rent or > borrow one first. A shame affordable pellicles are not currently being > made. I'm > sure Canon is still working on them. There was a 'cheap' EOS with the pellicle mirror, the RT? It didn't sell, apparently. David Morton dmorton@journalist.co.uk