Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 0.7 point of focus is about flexibility. I came to appreciate the close focus capability of the M3 frogeye 'cron, which focused even closer. Now if one is taking passport mugs, then I can see where the flattery issue comes in. But being able to work a face all over the frame, sometimes as close as possible, is a necessary option as far I'm concerned. S. Dimitrov > From: Dan C <bladman99@yahoo.ca> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:48:37 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] About the Summilux 50mm > > Many people here comment about the need for closer-than 1 meter focusing > for portraits with the Summilux-M. I have always found that people > photographs at such close ranges with a 50 are very unflattering due to > exagerated perpective. I even have that problem with the 75 (and had that > problem with my 120 on my Hasselblad). > > Comments? > > -dan c. > > At 12:26 PM 01-11-04 -0500, Higa Isaku wrote: > > [snip] >> The only problems was that min. focusing distance was 1m. Because I took >> lots of close-up shots of children. > [snip] > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information