Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave, I've been itching to play those courses. How did you enjoy it? I've been planning to do the Dunes+Pebble Beach, but have not got around to it as yet Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 7:46 PM, David Rodgers <drodgers at casefarms.com>wrote: > Mark, > > I actually prefer the feel and operation of R lenses to Nikkors on my > D700. I have plenty of Nikkors that I can use. The novelty of using R > lenses wore off long ago, but I'm still using R glass, pretty much > exclusively. Plus, the ability to use R lenses on a camera capable of > performing at high ISO makes minor inconveniences -- like having to > shoot in A mode -- irrelevant. Not that low light performance is always > essential. I'm ordering a 16x24 inch print of the following image. The > original has impressive detail. (You can even see the flag stick on the > distant green). I have high expectations that the print will look > medium-format-ish. > > http://www.daverodgers.net/Leica/Bandon.htm > > Dave R > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner [mailto:mark at rabinergroup.com] > Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 1:41 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: All of my R gear (sadly!) > > Say but David I recall says you can see ok stopped down to f 5.6 or even > a > bit more and it all works out ok. > > I'm still expecting a Fuji R. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:56:00 -0500 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: All of my R gear (sadly!) > > > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > > > >> In other world you're saying you loose you're auto aperture!? > >> > >> That would be a bummer. > >> > >> I'm a 5.6 kind of a guy though. > > > > > > I don't think I've been north of f4 in ten years, and live mostly > around f2 > > and f2.8. > > > > More thrilling. Fewer keepers, but oh! when they coalesce . . . > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >