Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One of the things I don't like about using Leica M for portraits or many other subjects for that matter is I never know how out of focus the background is going to be. Realize that I do a lot of portraits and I'm using the the DOF preview on my slrs to see whether everybody in a family looks sharp yet confirm how soft the background is going to be.... I'm often using less than perfect outdoor backgrounds or shooting pictures in urban settings. It has been my experience that no amount of experience is going to tell me exactly how out of focus it's going to look using DOF scales.... So I use DOF preview every time I take a portrait outdoors. I'm only stopping down to f/4 or f5.6 normally anyhow... so it is not that dark. As far as not being able to use a "loupe" to focus on your SLR. Actually you can...... but it is generally referred to as a magnifier and virtually every if not all manufactures make them for macro work and other critical appplications.. Leica's angle finder for the R cameras also has a 1 or 2x magnification adjustment. I have a flip up magnifier for my EOS that I use occasionally for long telefoto shots on a tripod where focus is extremely critical. So..... pass the cake.....You might want to take your foot out first though... : ) Duane Birkey HCJB World Radio Quito Ecuador Duane's Photographs of Ecuador http://duane_birkey.tripod.com