Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Malcolm McCullough wrote: > >><snip>it is better to focus at infinity rather than > >hyperfocal. The argument in favor of this involves perspective > >geometry,><snip> > >Richard S. > > > > I can think of two reasons for focussing at infinity for distant scenes: > 1) The distant-scene image will be in sharp focus, instead of being just > 'acceptably' out of focus - which it would be if the lens is set at the > hyperfocal distance. > 2) (On topic for Leica M) The viewfinder markings will be in the right > place to correct for distant-scene parallax (possibly not all that > significant a difference) > 3) You get more scenery on each frame of the film. ><snip> I did just this for the first time in my 30 year photo life on my trip last month. I had several days with the focus out so I had to zone focus more than usual. I don't zone focus so much with long lenses but here I was doing it with both the 90 and 135. -Shooting countly big sky landscapes. In a few instances I screwed up and didn't quite get infinity in focus. It made for what looks in the contact sheet to be an interesting and acceptable effect. I think it is a general rule that out of focus backgrounds are easier to deal with visually than out of focus foregrounds. Mark Rabiner