Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/09

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Subject: [Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles
From: mark.teampope at ntlworld.com (Mark Pope)
Date: Tue Jan 9 09:31:59 2007
References: <BAY102-F3780898E7B0277D5E3D0BCF3BC0@phx.gbl> <ADFE30BB-68CD-4AE9-A66F-86144F44B49A@cox.net>

Have you tried using the 1.5x viewfinder magnifier?  Might help...

Regards

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 1:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles


> On Jan 7, 2007, at 6:44 PM, Art Peterson wrote:
> 
>> Could it be that the Noctilux's extremely shallow depth of field  
>> (at f/1) combined with its increased effective focal length on the  
>> M8 just makes it harder to realize correct focus on that camera?
> 
> on the M8 the viewfinder is 0.68, I used to use the Noctilux on an M7  
> 0.85.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>
>> Art Peterson
>>
>>
>> ----Original Message Follows----
>> From: Steve Unsworth <lug@steveunsworth.co.uk>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> To: LUG Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles
>> Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:46:46 +0000
>>
>> Tina, you're not the first person I've heard say that - some people  
>> of the
>> Leica User Forum have expressed the same thought. It might be  
>> worthwhile
>> having the camera/lens calibrated.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/1/07 21:34, "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net> wrote:
>>
>> > At 03:55 PM 1/7/2007, you wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I have to say that I'm having more problems focusing the Noctilux on
>> > the M8 than I ever did with the film M's.  Photos that I could swear
>> > were focused end up being slightly off.  I don't have that problem
>> > with any other lens on the M8.
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from peterson_art at hotmail.com (Art Peterson) ([Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles)