Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alan Huntley wrote about is new 24mm M lens: >...do most of >you focus for each shot? Zone focus? Set the hyperfocal distance for >your chosen aperture and just keep shooting? I've never owned any focal >length less than 35mm so this is all new to me! It seems that "old rules" >such as: set focus on something about 1/3 the distance into the scene, >just do not seem to apply here. Thoughts? > I focus on the subject that I wish to be sharply in focus. I tend to work a bit looser and faster with the 24. DOF will not save you always. If you are stopped way down (16 or 22) it might be OK to zone focus - but why if you have time to focus? I am wild about my 24 - hope you like yours as much. Henry Ambrose