Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: R lenses on Canon bodies
From: Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 19:24:29 -0800
References: <97E8708C-4F88-11D8-8352-000393778554@netvigator.com> <0C600344-4F91-11D8-AEC2-000A958F513A@jphotog.com> <3C2F0096-4FA4-11D8-B824-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>

Whatever caused it, it wasn't the sensor on the camera. So it must be 
the adapter. That lens is certainly not at fault.

Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA
http://www.jphotog.com

“Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist 
the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” H. L. Mencken
On Jan 25, 2004, at 6:06 PM, John Collier wrote:

> Hi Eric,
>
> Is the fact that his exposures were uneven with an 28 Elmarit untrue? 
> It seems to me he has film to show there were problems and that should 
> be sufficient evidence. While all three cameras may use the same 
> sensor, there will be implementation/software differences. Certainly 
> none of the cameras were design to be used with an adapter and R 
> lenses. The different feature sets and software of the three cameras 
> may well produce different results with this unintended use.
>
> John Collier
>
> On Jan 25, 2004, at 4:49 PM, Eric Welch wrote:
>
>> Not true. The D300 doesn't have all the spot reading and matrix 
>> reading (it does cost a lot less after all) but it can get every bit 
>> as accurate exposures as the others by anyone who is competent with 
>> manual metering.
>>
>> On Jan 25, 2004, at 2:48 PM, Howard Cummer wrote:
>>
>>> I have used a 28 Elmarit on a Canon 300D and the exposure was uneven 
>>> so I think that you may need more input from other users as to 
>>> whether the 300D is absolutely suitable. For the Canon D60 and 10D 
>>> the exposure variability does not exist as the cameras can be set 
>>> manually while on the 300D mores settings are automatically 
>>> controlled by the camera.
>
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Replies: Reply from John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] Re: R lenses on Canon bodies)
In reply to: Message from Howard Cummer <cummer@netvigator.com> ([Leica] Re: R lenses on Canon bodies)
Message from Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: R lenses on Canon bodies)
Message from John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] Re: R lenses on Canon bodies)