Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/26

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: DMR Portrait
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:43:34 -0500
References: <AANLkTi=5GPvkjkfsxPBfeSgQ8-6fknvnGZi67yYGnomm@mail.gmail.com> <8C231743-E5C5-4079-9DAE-8A615B93671C@mac.com> <AANLkTimjLhzA+LaSrCS=zx+aSCnBx__XqTAEibbJg_gN@mail.gmail.com> <1A85EFAB-C6C0-4C46-B6D6-A1AC2B7393B2@mac.com> <20101027002345.GI9154@jbm.org> <AANLkTindLXBhTockkH0F1WSBZ_YwFn_fJbERT3F6f7AT@mail.gmail.com>

Same holds true for the Visoflex
(though dimmer
of course)

Regards,
George
(from iPad)

On Oct 26, 2010, at 19:32, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:

> I love that feature!  It's just like looking through my rangefinder 
> viewfinder.
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Jeff Moore <jbm at jbm.org> wrote:
>> 2010-10-26-18:00:40 George Lottermoser:
>>> Pretty much how feel
>>> when I return to the R8
>>> after using the 5D.
>> 
>> Absolutely.
>> 
>> And actually, I love the DMR-specific focussing screen which shows the
>> full 35mm format, but puts up a frameline around where the DMR sensor
>> lies.  It thus manages to include one of the best characteristics of
>> rangefinder photography, being able to see what's around the picture
>> you're now aimed at (and either about to move into the frame, or maybe
>> a better choice to include in the frame).  AFAIK, no other SLR does
>> that, for pretty clear reasons, and probably none will.  And I wish
>> they all did that.
>> 
>> But on the 5D side... I can't believe I waited 'til last week to put
>> an Eg-S screen in my 5D Mk II.  It makes the finder seem almost like a
>> real camera.  I mean, it's no R8, but it's a whole lot better.
>> 
>>  -Jeff
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
> 
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In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: DMR Portrait)
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Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: DMR Portrait)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMG: DMR Portrait)
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Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: DMR Portrait)