Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Recently there was some discussion on the LUG concerning the focussing techniques used with cine cameras, and the fact that lenses were scale-focussed to pre-measured distances. If any LUG members are involved in the cinema industry, could they tell me: If the lenses are manually focussed to preset distances, does that mean that the focussing is engraved to be read by someone standing in front of the lens, rather than by someone standing behind the camera - i.e the distance values are engraved 'upside-down' compared with those on a 35mm still camera lens? Do cine lenses have depth-of-field markings similar to those on still-camera lenses? The reason for these questions is that I have an old lens can be screwed into a Leica, but which has no DOF markings, and has a focussing scale engraved to be read from the front. Given these odd features, I'm wondering if it may have been a cine lens which has been adapted for use on the Leica. Regards, Doug Richardson