Jamie Roberts Posted June 5, 2012 Share #61 Posted June 5, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Because you focus at full aperture as the good photographer you are. I'm used to focus at real aperture down to f/4-5.6 with my 5D1 thanks to a split image focusing screen that i find much more accurate than the AF confirm feature of the body. Perhaps the 5D3 is better there. Ever tried a chipped Fotodiox adapter with the latter? Got it, thanks I haven't tried the Fotodiox yet; I have one on order though. Are you using the "pro" version? FWIW the 5d3 is tons brighter than the 5d1. I had trouble with the R lenses on the 5d1--even with focus confirmation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jamie Roberts Posted June 5, 2012 Share #62 Posted June 5, 2012 Jammie, I just had a heck of a time trying to focus the lens. I racked back and forth but, could not find where the lens was focused. There really is no confirmation like you might have with micro prisms or a spit screen. I was just on my own to try and make the subject as clear as I could on the ground glass screen. Not like having a RF patch and picking which eye you want. How well does the your focus confirmation spot work on your 5DIII? Hey Rick, I find the 5d3 VF bright enough to focus on the ground glass when wide open to about f4 (in good light, once the diopter is set correctly, etc...). The focus confirmation spot works really well--especially with "spot AF focus" mode--but I'm still trying to find the right build for the adapter. Liveview also works perfectly well. In fact, for static subjects, live view is all you'd ever need to use. So if I was doing copying or landscape or other dSLR type tasks, I'd probably just do that. Now, to be honest, I wouldn't even have tried live view (I don't like it for still photography, mostly--and even with my point and shoots I use finders) but in movie mode on the 5d3 you're stuck with it... lol! So just let me say that the Leica R glass for movie-making is just fantastic / just superb. I'm only an amateur when it comes to that--I don't use it professionally for cinema--but the results blow me away as a consumer. And all the things to love about Leica glass--silent focusing, manual everything--it's just awesome. The consequence is that I know live-view will work if I really, really need it to shooting stills. And even if you don't want to shoot that way, it's great for setting up zone focus too with wider lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth3kpl Posted June 5, 2012 Share #63 Posted June 5, 2012 The very least Leica should do is produce something photographers can aspire to owning. There comes a point where photographers get tired of being offered dated technology at outrageous prices. There comes a point where to own a Leica is embarrasing. I'm afraid we're reaching that point now. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted June 5, 2012 Share #64 Posted June 5, 2012 ...I haven't tried the Fotodiox yet; I have one on order though. Are you using the "pro" version?... Yes this one but i don't know if it fits the 5D3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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