Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe, When I shifted from film to digital, I was already using AF bodies and lenses - therefore my legacy lenses were already AF, and hence there was no problem at all in the move - I had gone through the adjustments years before. I suppose this would be the case with 99+% of the photographers who switch from a film system to a digital system which take interchangeable lenses. You are one of a very small minority who actually went from MF to AF in that switch, and hence all the resultant adjustment problems. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 1:07 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote: > > Le 25 ao?t 11 ? 09:08, Jayanand Govindaraj a ?crit : > > > >> Well, the Nikon F, F2 & F3 viewfinders hold their own with anything I have >> used, and you could change between 6 viewfinders and 20 odd focusing >> screens >> as well - why does everyone always compare viewfinders on MF with those on >> AF bodies? >> > > I guess when one buys a DSLR one expects to keep using legacy lenses - most > people just stop doing so after a while, and buy modern AF lenses - I have > > > Their viewfinders are designed for different purposes, not for >> the 0.00001% of eligible photographers who would like to use mainly MF >> lenses on an AF body. If you would like to use MF lenses only, buy a body >> designed for that (R8/9 + DMR) and be happy. There is a primary reason >> that >> nobody caters to that market any more - there is no market. >> >> Philippe, while I agree with you about the Leica R/Nikon 50mm lenses, by >> the >> time you stop down to f8 you would be hard put to tell the difference. >> >> > Agreed and the cron degrades after that point > > > BTW, my cheapo plastic Nikon D7000 has a 100% viewfinder... >> >> > I hope the D800 will cover the full frame, it is raging to have to > guestimate what you're actually putting in the box as you have to recrop > when back home ... time consuming and boring > > ph > > > > > Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:23 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr >> >wrote: >> >> >>> Le 25 ao?t 11 ? 08:13, Frank Filippone a ?crit : >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm not looking for precisely made calculations or measurements, but if >>>> you >>>> were to compare the relative brightness of the VF in the Nikon or Canon >>>> AF >>>> cameras or the R8 or SL to the Visoflex, which would be brighter and by >>>> how >>>> much????? >>>> >>>> >>>> The SL comes first, hand down >>> followed by R8 (sighs) >>> far behind is my D700 (not 100% coverage either) >>> >>> these are cameras I owned and used >>> >>> Hope it answers your question >>> Ph >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> The lenses in question are the 400 and 560 Telyts.. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Impressions are fine.. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Frank Filippone >>>> >>>> Red735i at earthlink.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________****_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >>>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >>>> more information >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________****_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >>> more information >>> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >