[Leica] G1 AVAILABLE LIGHT

[grdalton at hotmail.com (Gary Dalton)]

Thank you!

> Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:10:53 -0400
> From: vroger at gmail.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> CC: grdalton at hotmail.com
> Subject: [Leica] G1 AVAILABLE LIGHT
> 
> Gary Dalton wrote:
> 
> "Given the incredible number of Canon and Leica objectives available, which
> ones, generally speaking, might lend themselves to relatively easy use with
> the G-1?
> 
> Or, if it's easier to state, which lenses are NOT suitable or are difficult
> to work with in this arrangement? (I know this: One must use caution with
> older, heavier lenses on the relatively delicate G-1 body.)
> 
> I have three M2 rangefinder lenses: a 35, a 50 (collapsible), and a 90. 
> And,
> I also have a 65 and a 200 Telyt for use with the Visoflex. (I understand
> the care must be taken with any collapsible lens.)
> 
> As for Canon, I have  FD (non-auto-focus lenses): 17mm, 50mm macro, 50mm
> regular, and a 70-205 macro-zoom.
> 
> I understand the notion of the changing "efl" with the adapters (e.g. a 50
> becomes a 100 etc.) I'm not an experienced enough shooter to visualize how
> this might play out in the real world...
> With respect to the Thinking Man, is the image I see pretty much the image
> as captured, or did you edit it?"
> 
> Hi Gary:
> 
> Starting with the last question, there was, as always with my images- post
> processing in Photoshop. Rarely, if ever, do I use an image straight from
> the camera. With respect to the lenses: As an old Leica Photographer I had
> accumulated a number of "legacy lenses" - as they are now called. What a
> nice name for them. It implies value. Maybe we should refer to older people
> as "legacy people". Anyway, I digress. I have not noticed a problem with 
> any
> of them. The 0.95 Canon I use is hugely heavy- but does not seem to put any
> strain on G1. The collapsible Summicron cannot collapse on the G1 without
> damaging the sensor which is right up front. The question of the 2x 
> increase
> in focal  length is tricky. My "normal" lens is a 1.9-28mm Voigtlaender
> Ultron which gives me a 56mm lens. It harkens back to the days I used a 
> 58mm
> Biotar as a normal lens with a Practina. I use the the 14-45mm lens that
> comes with the G1 as a 28 mm  wide angle. All in all, the G1 has given me
> more pleasure than any other digicam that I own. It allows me to use lenses
> which I enjoy using- it forces me to think before I shoot. I have to focus
> and adjust the f stop. I feel like a photogrpher again. Bests: vroger
> 
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