Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thank you guys for the clarification. I just did not expect that this lens can be difficult. I guess I am used to using the 50 summilux at wide open than this newly acquired 75. Nelson - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan C" <leicaman@sympatico.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Focusing a 75 1.4 -- mitch's question > Personally speaking, I would be happy with an 85% success rate with my > 75/1.4 focused at 1.4. As everyone has stressed, it takes some getting > used to to focus that lens correctly wide open. In fact, even though this > is heresy, I usually use the lens stopped down a bit (to 2.8), so even > though I am not taking advantage of the extra stops available, the bokeh is > still very nice. > > dan c. > > At 10:25 PM 20-07-03 +0800, Nelson Chan wrote: > >Ted, > > > >I would say 15% are throw outs. My subject is my 6 week old baby. She is > >laying down on an upright cradle and I am shooting at one side. Since my > >baby is small, I have to really shoot near the subject to more or less, fill > >the frame. Most of the photos have one eye in focus only. Will shoot a > >couple of rolls with the lens. Any suggestion for photographing babies > >using the 75mm? or should I just use the nikon 85/1.4? OPPSSS. Sorry.:) > > > >Nelson > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> > >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 9:51 PM > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Focusing a 75 1.4 -- mitch's question > > > > > >> Nelson Chan aked: > >> Focusing a 75 1.4 . > >> > >> > I shot one roll of film using my newly purchased 75/1.4. 50% are out of > >> > focus. The subject was my 6 week old baby. Distance is around .8 > >meters, > >> > aperture at wide open and focused on the nearest eye. sometimes the eye > >> is > >> > out of focus but the chin is right on. I don't know. I might have made > >a > >> > mistake buying this lens. Is it me or the lens?<<<<<< > >> > >> Hi Nelson, > >> No it's not a mistake of purchase and no it's not your fault. It's the > >lens > >> and ones ability to focus it at f 1.4. If you like the look of the frames > >in > >> focus keep it. > >> > >> But you must learn how to "use it!" That's the hard part. > >> > >> Because that entails lots of practice, first with an empty camera focusing > >> many many times at all kinds of distance. Then buy some cheap film and > >blast > >> a bunch of rolls shooting everything at f 1.4. Eventually you'll acquire > >the > >> feel of being on the mark. However, even then this is a very unforgiving > >> lens wide open, so don't be surprised if you continue finding out of focus > >> frames.. > >> > >> If you find your throw outs are too high, sell the lens and buy something > >> easier to handle. > >> ted > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >> > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html