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Subject: [Leica] I just became a NEFfer...
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon May 14 12:42:58 2007
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Hi Didier,
I plan to learn working with the camera with one lens first (a  
17-55/2.8) but I'll keep this (and other mails with good advice, for  
which I thank you all) safely stored in my mailbox :-)
Philippe



Op 14-mei-07, om 16:39 heeft Didier Ludwig het volgende geschreven:

> Philippe
>
> As others mentioned, forget the R lenses. Nikon (46.5mm) and Leica  
> R (47.0mm) having two of the longest baselength of all SLR systems  
> - check http://tinyurl.com/yu5sj9 - there are not many other lenses  
> to use than those made explicitely for Nikon.
>
> The Zeiss ZF lenses are very good in terms of sharpness and  
> contrast, but were deceiveing in terms of bokeh wide open, at least  
> on the samples I have seen. The bokeh remembered me the 1.4/40 M- 
> mount Nokton - double lines, silly light rings. With older Nikon Ai 
> (s) lenses like the 1.4/35 or 1.2/50 you are more on the safe side,  
> bokeh-wise.
>
> Anyway, you might like the autofocus feature after a certain time,  
> and then the 1.4/50, 1.4/85, 2/105 and 2/135 AF Nikkors are waiting  
> for you :-)
>
> Didier
>
>
>
>
>> After about 3 months of hesitating between an M8 (just a bit: above
>> budget, and too soon in its lifecycle for me), a 30D ('only' 8MP,
>> small VF, construction quality of EF-S lenses), a 5D (with the right
>> lens(es) above budget) and a D200, I chose for the latter.
>> I sold everything else except for my MP, a CV 15 and a 35 and 50
>> Summicron.
>> I'm a bit nervous.
>> Nothing but time will tell, ofcourse.
>> But I can always jump into R glass if necessary ;-)
>> Philippe
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] I just became a NEFfer...)
Message from leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] I just became a NEFfer...)