Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/09

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Subject: [Leica] Don's PAW You did want images taken withthe75Summiluxdidn't you?
From: bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C)
Date: Sat Oct 9 16:30:52 2004
References: <6.1.0.6.2.20041009154059.057f5e10@192.168.100.42>

I do this with my Minolta 9.  There's a handy little focus lock button on
the back of the camera right where my thumb falls, and I'm able to lock the
(auto)focus wherever I choose.  It's become second nature to me.

-dan c.

At 07:02 PM 09-10-04 -0400, Phong wrote:
>Richard F. Man wrote:
>> That's one of the things that get me about auto-focus
>>  cameras.  Here we are  discussing whether to focus 
>> on the far or near eye where  autofocus cameras 
>> use 6 googelplex of focus points and blast away! Are we 
>> Leicaphiles doom to  play with F1.4/F2 to have thin 
>> narrow DOF and miss out the fun of  blasting 
>> away with F2.8/3.5 and fill flash?
>
>Hi Richard,
>
>I still have the same issue when using my DSLR.
>I always use a single focus point (so that
>I control what the camera focuses on)
>and set that focus point on the near eye,
>(and possibly lock the focus for subsequent 
>shots) recompose  and shoot.  If I let the camera
>choose the focus point, it may choose the near
>ear and both eyes will be out of focus.  :-)
>
>And I prefer to shoot without flash, fairly wide
>open (f1.4 and f2) indoors.  I don't mind closing
>down to f4, but often the light is not there.  Also
>when shooting handheld, I rather gain in speed
>than in DOF.    Maybe when sensor performance
>improves to the point where ISO 1600 is as good
>as ISO 400, I will stop down to f4.
>
>- Phong
>
>
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Replies: Reply from phong at doan-ltd.com (Phong) ([Leica] Don's PAW - now focus with auto focus)
In reply to: Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard F. Man) ([Leica] Don's PAW You did want images taken with the 75Summiluxdidn't you?)
Message from phong at doan-ltd.com (Phong) ([Leica] Don's PAW You did want images taken with the75Summiluxdidn't you?)