[wim]

[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1281350216' post='1598']

Liveview with a closed down lens which you have disconnected (rotated away from the contacts) is not do-able, as far as I have been able to try with my 450D. The live view exposure sim, has no idea what it is dealing with, and with a correctly exposed scene (in M) the live view display... is close to black.[/quote]

Thansk you fo rthat information; that is soemthign I haven't tried yet, as I don't like the idea anyway.

Only focussing through the viewfinder is possible, which is NOT hard though, as the DOF is so shallow at these distances that even at f10 you can easily judge focus.

Well, I guess your eyes are better than mine in that case. I find it hard to achieve critical focus that way. Up to 1:5 or 1:7, it's ok, but not with a closed aperture, not to me anyway. It may have to do with th efact that I tend to be too much in a hurry, however.

I would not recommend closing the aperture for such a prolonged time, as it can damage the aperture mechanism. Fine with an affordable ultra wide angle perhaps (Canon 10-22mm, Tokina 12-24mm) but a bit less wonderful with a 24mm TS-E!

Well, with the TS-E 24 Mk I you can actually use a 12 mm extension tube, so the Canon one or Kenko or whatever with contacts will work too <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />.



Kind regards, Wim