Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/18

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Subject: [Leica] Auto Aperture with R lenses on the new M via the Leica R > M adapter
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:12:46 -0700
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Due to the light amplification in the EVF, it might actually work quite well 
for low light subjects. Depends on the performance of the EVF of course, but 
some recent ones have been quite good even in very low light.

Henning


On 2012-09-18, at 2:56 AM, Topoxforddoc wrote:

> I'm not sure that this will substitute for rhe DMR. Handholding a 180 cron 
> in low light photographing concerts is hard enough with a top class 
> optical prism. Using the EVF at 10x mag on moving subjects looks to be one 
> step too far!
> 
> Charlie
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 18 Sep 2012, at 10:44, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> That is how manual focus works on the 4/3 and micro 4/3 cameras. I find 
>> it helpful, though I can focus tele lenses fine without since the depth 
>> of field is so small focus is obvious. Also with a tele or macro lens 
>> with the 10x magnification it is impossible to hand hold still enough to 
>> focus IME.
>> FD
>> 
>> On 18 Sep, 2012, at 00:53, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> If the image is blown up ten times on the back of the thing which I think
>>> they're saying I can see the thing making it possible to focus.
>> 
>> 
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Henning Wulff
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