Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm trying to think how much it would freak me out to be following focusing stopped down and I really can't say I'd have to try it myself. It seems like for such subject matter how much do I need to be shooting with a Leica lens? What would it bring to the image rendering that a current cutting edge Nikon would not or the other way around.? The Leica lens glass I've always had my eye on were the 60 and 100 macros and the 180/2.8 Apo. I'm seldom about capturing action like that but the minute you say that that's what you're doing. Oh and the Leica Super Elmarit R 15mm 2.8 asph! > On 1/15/13 10:20 PM, "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > Mark. I use them and I complain. Stop down metering, and metering > inconsistencies are my biggest complaints that an R10 would not have had. > For my style of shooting, 75% of the time this is not an issue, but the > other 25% forces me to have redundant lenses that are designed to work on > Nikon to cover those situations. I would rather not.... > > Aram > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 2:38 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Untitled > > We have seen plenty of images from and read many posts from people who are > totally into the Leica on Nikon body groove. They are totally comfortable > with it. The workarounds apparently get to be second nature and the images > speak for themselves. > The loudest complainers are not the people who have tried it. > > > On 1/15/13 11:18 AM, "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Frank. You took the words out of my mouth. Haven't sold any of my R >> lenses >> in hopes that one day I can afford an acceptable solution other than the >> Nikon I am using, which is only partially acceptable. >> >> Aram >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: FRANK DERNIE >> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 4:25 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Untitled >> >> I am one of those who love R lenses, but I could easily believe that >> Leica -never- made any money out of us. Our number is too small and I >> completely understand their decision to stop throwing money at the R >> system >> whilst being disappointed too. >> FD >> >> >> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Marc Dufour <foto at marcdufour.net> >>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 8:48 >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Untitled >>> >>> Even with just half a brain, it's easy to verify Leica has disregarded >>> thousands of long time R lenses users and lovers. >>> It was much more than a small but solid market, and still appreciates >>> these >>> lenses, but doesn't care the present company, nor its >>> future >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/