rsh Posted April 16, 2010 Share #41 Â Posted April 16, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not certain on an R solution, but I just purchased a second DMR to cover myself in case the first fails at some point. It was not cheap at $3,850.00 but it had never been used until I mounted it on my other R9 on Tuesday. If Leica indeed announces an R solution, it is full frame and it is compatible with all of my current R Lenses, I may jump and get one. To be honest, and even with the 1.38 Crop factor, the R9 gives me amazing detail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tobey bilek Posted April 25, 2010 Share #42 Â Posted April 25, 2010 Mount on a Canon full frame with Novoflex adapeter. Katz Eye sells a canon 7D split image screen. Â Understand you loose diaphragm automation. If that is not acceptable, DMR is best and you end up with the equavalent of 50,75, 135, 240 mm lenses. I question the repairability of DMR in the future. Lot of money to invest without knowing the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 26, 2010 Share #43 Â Posted April 26, 2010 Tobey - Â I can't predict the future, but I received my DMR back from repair last week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted W Posted March 27, 2011 Share #44 Â Posted March 27, 2011 To those using the Leitax solution for Nikon D700 or Nikon what-have-you: even with a chipped lens, is stop-down focusing necessary? I thought the focusing/metering systems work the same, minus only the actual twisting of the barrel. Do I have this wrong? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 27, 2011 Share #45 Â Posted March 27, 2011 You still have to focus the lenses - all Leica R lenses are manual focus. Â You also have to stop down the aperture manually - something which I have never found to be a problem. Â Nikons do not suffer from the metering problems that some Canons do. Â The chip that can be added to the Leitax mount merely passes on the lens details to the body. It doesn't add any functionality beyond that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 28, 2011 Share #46 Â Posted March 28, 2011 Lot of money to invest without knowing the future.Are we talking cameras or the stock exchange here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhsimmonds Posted March 29, 2011 Share #47 Â Posted March 29, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Are we talking cameras or the stock exchange here? Â As we are talking Leica cameras, isn't it one and the same thing?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted W Posted March 29, 2011 Share #48  Posted March 29, 2011 You still have to focus the lenses - all Leica R lenses are manual focus. You also have to stop down the aperture manually - something which I have never found to be a problem.  Nikons do not suffer from the metering problems that some Canons do.  The chip that can be added to the Leitax mount merely passes on the lens details to the body. It doesn't add any functionality beyond that.  What I meant is, do you have to focus the lens while it's wide open, receive focus confirmation, and then stop the lens down to your chosen aperture before taking the picture? Or can you set your aperture, focus the lens, and then take the picture (as you would with a rangefinder)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 29, 2011 Share #49 Â Posted March 29, 2011 Ted - Â The brighter the viewfinder, the easier it is to focus. With stop down metering the aperture closes down, and the view through the viewfinder is darker than it would be with the aperture fully open. Consequently, focusing is more difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 29, 2011 Share #50 Â Posted March 29, 2011 ...Or can you set your aperture, focus the lens, and then take the picture... Yes you can do this but only from full ap. to f/4 or f/5.6 roughly, otherwise the viewfinder is too dark and some cameras don't meter properly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted March 29, 2011 Share #51 Â Posted March 29, 2011 Unless you use Live View where the camera compensates during stopped down metering and presents a bright image on the LCD (although with a little noise depending on how far you stop down). Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 29, 2011 Share #52 Â Posted March 29, 2011 As we are talking Leica cameras, isn't it one and the same thing?!The stock exchange is gambling... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted March 29, 2011 Share #53 Â Posted March 29, 2011 And just to put things into perspective (proper on a photo forum ), both quantum mechanics and process theology have ruled out predicting the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 29, 2011 Share #54 Â Posted March 29, 2011 I knew you would say that... Â Regards, Â Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 29, 2011 Share #55 Â Posted March 29, 2011 Unless you use Live View where the camera compensates during stopped down metering and presents a bright image on the LCD (although with a little noise depending on how far you stop down)... Ah yes i have no live view myself. Does it help focusing at f/5.6 or f/8 for instance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted March 29, 2011 Share #56 Â Posted March 29, 2011 Ah yes i have no live view myself. Does it help focusing at f/5.6 or f/8 for instance? It's as bright as wide open. Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 29, 2011 Share #57 Â Posted March 29, 2011 Tempting indeed but no EVF i guess (5D2?) so chimping mandatory so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted March 29, 2011 Share #58 Â Posted March 29, 2011 No, no EVF. I use it mainly for close-up photography with a 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R and a tripod and it's superb. Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 29, 2011 Share #59 Â Posted March 29, 2011 Great lens indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digi2ap Posted March 30, 2011 Share #60 Â Posted March 30, 2011 I believe that I read somewhere that R lenses are slightly soft on 4/3rds eg Leica D3 because of the x2 crop factor. Can someone explain this, if indeed it is true? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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