[Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles

[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Brian,

I don't want to prolong this discussion, but I am curious.  Did you focus in 
the room light before lighting the candles, or was the candle light a major 
part of the lighting at the time of focusing?

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles


>
>> Coming in late to the discussion I think that you have to take into 
>> account
>> the lens focusing wavelengths out to 800nm.  A seriously compromised 
>> design
>> like the Noctilux just will not be ideal for this set of wavelengths.
>
> I guess. But when I want to take pictures in which candle light is 
> important, I'm going to be using the Noctilux -- that's what it's for --  
> so I wanted to test with it.
>
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