Guest JMF Posted February 15, 2016 Share #21 Posted February 15, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is your problem specific to R lenses, or manual focus lenses in general? I read a few days ago where someone else reported problems manually focusing with a Df, and was quite pleased with the Nikon DK-17M 1.2X eyepiece. My manual lens' maximum apertures range from f/1.5 to f/8.0, including several R lenses, and in decent light focusing with the Df is easy. When on a tripod I often use a DR-5 angle finder, and find the 2X setting useful in low light or with low contrast subjects. I ended up selling the Df. Tried various well calibrated groundglasses with different microprism but I was missing too many shots . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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james.liam Posted March 13, 2016 Share #22 Posted March 13, 2016 I ended up selling the Df. Tried various well calibrated groundglasses with different microprism but I was missing too many shots . The only aftermarket screen that worked for me was a KatzEye for the D700. Could focus my NOCT, R 90AA and 180 Elmarit APO spot-on every time. Sadly, Nikon changed the housing to make focusing screens for newer models technically impracticable. Regrettably, KatzEye went out of business early in 2015. The Dƒ seemed to hold promise before release but it was all a marketing ploy for the same old thing. So much for Nikon's commitment to the millions of AI/AIS lens owners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMF Posted May 12, 2016 Share #23 Posted May 12, 2016 The only aftermarket screen that worked for me was a KatzEye for the D700. Could focus my NOCT, R 90AA and 180 Elmarit APO spot-on every time. Sadly, Nikon changed the housing to make focusing screens for newer models technically impracticable. Regrettably, KatzEye went out of business early in 2015. The Dƒ seemed to hold promise before release but it was all a marketing ploy for the same old thing. So much for Nikon's commitment to the millions of AI/AIS lens owners. Found a newlike Df at a bargain price I could not pass and am back at playing with R lenses ! R 21 SA 4 on Df: Arc de Triomphe du Carroussel by JM__, on Flickr Poésie urbaine by JM__, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted May 13, 2016 Share #24 Posted May 13, 2016 I now have 7 fine Leica lenses with the conversion by Dag. The best lens I have is still my 80 Summilux. There is no peer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMF Posted July 29, 2016 Share #25 Posted July 29, 2016 50 Summilux R v1 on Df Wake up call by JM__, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenT Posted August 1, 2016 Share #26 Posted August 1, 2016 Although the bulk of my equipment in 35mm is Nikon, I do have a few Canon bodies that I use with other than Canon lenses. I wonder if there is a significant reason other than familiarity with the Nikon system that, with the cost of changing the mounts, it wouldn't be a bad choice to get a Canon body and use the relatively inexpensive Leica-Canon adaptors?? As a relatively new Leica owner, as I accumulate Leica lenses, I would appreciate any advice as to the above alternative versus changing mounts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McGarrett Posted August 2, 2016 Share #27 Posted August 2, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Stephen, in my opinion, a Leica SL or a Sony A7-series are far better choices for using R-lenses nowadays than Canon/Nikon SLRs. Better focus accuracy and ease, brighter viewfinder when the lens is stopped down (so there's no need to turn the ring each time), in-body IS for both focusing and taking pictures (Sony), in-camera profiles and exif for ROM lenses (SL) etc. I've removed all Leitax mount from my lenses long ago. S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenT Posted August 2, 2016 Share #28 Posted August 2, 2016 Stephen, would the A7 or the A7R without the anti-aliasing filter be the better choice for Leica lenses? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph. Posted August 3, 2016 Share #29 Posted August 3, 2016 I use my 21-35, the 60 and the 100apo on my Olympus PenF after having used them on Canon 5ii for quite some time. I found the extra manual-focus screen of the Canon better than the standard, but much inferior to focussing on the R9. The PenFs 20Mp is adequate. Its optional extreme 4x resolution mode gives brilliant results, but needs a tripod. Hand-held, the electronic stabilizing feature is useful. For my purposes, no need for autofocus. I keep the rear screen closed and use the eypiece, so it behaves a little bit like an M. Some care is needed to avoid moving the metering spot since it has too many buttons that cannot be completely neutralized. Having a sensor the size of the ancient cinefilm frame that inspired mr. Barnack, the field caught is halved, so for anything shorter than an effective 42mm i must use the native lenses -or electronic stitching. I have briefly tried the 80-200 on the PenF, yielding the same effective angle as 160-400 on fullframe, also good results. The close focussing flexibility of the R60mm means that I have not seen any point in using M-optics on it although pocketability is a nice option. So the conclusion is that using R-optics on digital mirrorless bodies is perfectly ok as long as manual focus and selecting your aperture is ok. p. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
findranger Posted August 9, 2016 Share #30 Posted August 9, 2016 Just leitaxed the Elmarit-R 28mm 2.8 latest version 11333 (ROM) and put it on the Df. The combination works just fine without further modifications , also at infinity. I like the zeiss colors a bit more and they seem to give me a better starting point for RAW color rorrection, but the Distagons show those really muddy corners. The Elmarit seems to be almost equally sharp at almost all apertures in the (not only very) center, corners are very good and usable even wide open. It's a very very contrasty lens, bokeh ist nice, a bit smoother at f4 than at f2.8. Hard vignetting at 2.8 and f4. Auto white balance is frequently off with the lens, don't know why this happens, so RAW is a must. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbphotox Posted September 1, 2016 Share #31 Posted September 1, 2016 Doesn't the Nikon AF system (for Focus confirmation) work with manual lenses too? It doesn't on Canon cameras, unless you have an EMF AF chip on the adapter, so I bought one for all my Leitz lenses (20 bucks each). Haven't gotten around to properly calibrate the AF microadjustment for all of them yet, but at medium distance the manual focus confirm works like a charm. From the 135/2.8 shot through a very narrowly meshed fence Summicron 90/2 in the streets Summicron 50/2 on the same day My 28/2.8 on my DSLR I love shooting Vintage glass on digital, and the Canon is great for this, because the AF points cover a reasonably large area so that I don't need to rely on "focus-recompose" like I do with film cameras.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted September 6, 2016 Share #32 Posted September 6, 2016 Doesn't the Nikon AF system (for Focus confirmation) work with manual lenses too? It doesn't on Canon cameras, unless you have an EMF AF chip on the adapter, so I bought one for all my Leitz lenses (20 bucks each). Haven't gotten around to properly calibrate the AF microadjustment for all of them yet, but at medium distance the manual focus confirm works like a charm. I love shooting Vintage glass on digital, and the Canon is great for this, because the AF points cover a reasonably large area so that I don't need to rely on "focus-recompose" like I do with film cameras.. Works just fine with MF lenses without the need for a chip. Downside of Nikon is that you have to swap out the mount (reversible with Leitax, of course) and the green-dot focus confirmation isn't all that accurate with very fast lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMF Posted September 6, 2016 Share #33 Posted September 6, 2016 Have now swapped the original Nikon Df eyepiece for a DK-17M which provides 1.2x or 20% more magnification and it is a game changer for me . Got the tip here: https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-dk-17m-magnifying-eyepiece Enjoying quite a few Leica R lenses and especially the 50 Summilux e55 ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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