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I could not agree more with the magnifier suggestion. Made a world of difference with my DMR.Adjust the diopter and if your eyesight isn't great consider getting the Brightscreen magnifier. It made a world of difference for me.
http://www.brightscreen.com/eyepiecemagnifier.html
Are you guys using the second version of the magnifier? I was underwhelmed by the performance of the first version.I could not agree more with the magnifier suggestion. Made a world of difference with my DMR.
Doug:Are you guys using the second version of the magnifier? I was underwhelmed by the performance of the first version.
Can you post a picture? Coming from a couple decades of using an SL, the R8's VF is the one very big thing that keeps me from total enthusiasm for the camera.Doug:
If you are handy with tools, the Nikon magnifier is almost a perfect option on the DMR. You will have to sacrifice an eyecup to make the round hole for the Nikon magnifier, but is works well and gives you just a touch more than the DMR cropped view.
Robert
Thanks, Rob. I found the MZ3 has similar problems. Now I have to figure out how to keep the MZ3 from overexposing consistently in manual/automatic mode.Jaap:
The DMR does not do TTL, so if you are using a R9, it will block the TTL function. The R8 didn't have the capability to do this.
TTL doesn't work very well off the shiny surface of the ccd, so Leica chose to disable it when a DMR was mounted to the R9.
I thought it was varying levels of jpg? Like Robert wrote, they're an advantage primarily for quick results & when you don't have access to a RAW converter. My opinion? Use RAW to see the full beauty of the DMR's files.I'm wondering. Apart from RAW and the usual Jpeg formats the DMR offers various levels of TIFF. Is there any advantage there?
To clarify, the DMR offers 4 compression rates or file formats: RAW, TIFF, JPEG FINE, & JPEG BASICI'm wondering. Apart from RAW and the usual Jpeg formats the DMR offers various levels of TIFF. Is there any advantage there?
I'm picking up my DMR today. Any first tips from experienced users?