Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, I need to brush up my Japanese as well ;-) Best Ph Le 26 ao?t 10 ? 10:51, Daniel Ridings a ?crit : > > Yep, can't you read? :-) > > It was a joke. > > Daniel > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:46 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr > > wrote: >> >> Le 26 ao?t 10 ? 10:34, Daniel Ridings a ?crit : >> >>> >>> As you can read, they are adamantly denying all rumours: >>> >> >> Sure? >> http://www.cosina.co.jp/v.html >> ph >> >> >>> http://www.cosina.co.jp/seihin/voigt/v-lens/micro-ft/index.html >>> >>> Probably just as well. I have only looked fleetingly through the >>> viewfinder with manual focus, but it didn't take me long to realize >>> that I am too old to focus that way. >>> >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu >>> > >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Firstly, I find it curious that CV would "announce" a new lens on a >>>> "Rumors" site. >>>> >>>> But assuming it is true, I am quite sceptical about the utility >>>> of this >>>> lens. The point of using it is to shoot at f0.95, obviously. And >>>> given my >>>> experience focusing the 90mm Elmarit on the GF-1, I think that >>>> the % of >>>> usable images would be below 10%. >>>> >>>> As others have said, most cameras work best as a system with the >>>> lenses >>>> designed for it, and my conclusion is that despite the automatic >>>> magnification feature of the GF-1 when focusing manually etc., >>>> the GF-1 >>>> works best with MFT autofocus lenses. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> On 26 Aug, 2010, at 2:56 , Ric Carter wrote: >>>> >>>>> that's the reason for the question >>>>> >>>>> i've heard complaints about manual focusing on cameras with >>>>> electronic >>>>> viewfinders >>>>> >>>>> ric >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 25, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It's manual focus. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 25, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Ric Carter wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> i love the concept of this new lens from cv, but is it >>>>>>> possible to >>>>>>> focus the thing? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> i have no experience, so not a rhetorical question >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ric >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>> Alicante, Spain >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>> >>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >