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Subject: [Leica] WTB: Nikon AR-1 soft release
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard at sfr.fr)
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:17:08 +0200 (CEST)
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Same feelings here; R8 great VF and ergonomics, yet D700 great sensor - you 
can't have the best of both worlds ...
Philippe R9 dieselloss

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Message du : 14/07/2012 19:10
De : "George Lottermoser " <imagist3 at mac.com>
A : "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
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Sujet : Re: [Leica] WTB: Nikon AR-1 soft release


 
On Jul 14, 2012, at 11:12 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:

> That is one of the reasons i prefer using the R8DMR to my newer D700, or 
> my F3HP (which has not been used, except to exercise the shutter every 
> once in a while), in over 8 years.
> 
> Gene
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Meier" 
> To: "Leica Users Group" 
> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 11:04:52 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] WTB: Nikon AR-1 soft release
> 
> F's are better in memory than in person.   Last night I was comparing the 
> view through my F2a and F3 with 50/1.4 lenses on them to the view through 
> my R8 with a 50/2 lens on it.   The R8 was considerably brighter, in spite 
> of the slower lens, and MUCH clearer, cleaner, and sharper.  I think I'm 
> going to sell my Nikons.

I wanted to shoot the 12.5 Photar on the full frame 5D
but with the extreme bellows factor
I literally can hardly see through the view finder
even at f:1.9

The R8 is clear even fully stopped down.

It's really depressing that N and C have such poor finders.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist






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