Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]FIY the Digilux 3 and its Pana cousin share this in-board focus confirmation focus and they're based on the same sensor as the E330. Works fine and I find it convenient sometimes (dim light or long lens notably) phx slobodan dimitrov wrote: > The focus issue is the main reason I finally packed it in with Leica > lenses on my Canon. > I just can't afford to walk away with miss-focused shots. > (It was weird to see a lens I had sold on the Lug on Ebay the other day) > In spite of the focus problem, the clarity with Leica glass is just > unbelievable. > s.d. > > On Jan 17, 2008 > > , at 9:29 PM, Gary Todoroff wrote: > > Good call, Slobadan, in one detail. When I reviewed the photos later, > I could not believe that I had not taken a photograph of Amy's HANDS! > Let's see, what do you use to play a piano . . . duh! Otherwise, I > did take other angles and distances, but these seemed like the best. > I sure wish Olympus had auto-focus confirmation of some kind for > these manual focus lenses. The somewhat dim stage-light was not as > easy to focus as a spot-on M3 rangefinder, that's for sure. So a > fair number of soft-focus images hit the cutting room flo. . . er, > Recycle Bin. But when focus is on, that Summilux is one sweet lens! > > Gary T > >> Nice stuff. >> Though, and I'm guessing here, it seems like you were selecting from >> too few an assortment. >> s.d. >> >> On Jan 17, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Gary Todoroff wrote: >> >> The Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 on the E-330 keeps impr.13.5/8.12.9) >> with ESMTP id m0I5Xbi8080561 > > for <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:33:43 -0800 (PST) > (envelope-from lug-bounces+philippe.amard=tele2.fr@leica-users.org) > Received: from swip.net (mailfe04.tele2.fr [212.247.154.108]) > by server1.waverley.reid.org (8.13.5/8.12.9) with ESMTP id > m0I5XY44080547 > for <lug@leica-users.org>; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:33:35 -0800 (PST) > >> From <>(______________-000000001141) 18-01-2008_05:58:30_ > > X-T2-Real-To: <philippe.amard@tele2.fr> > Return-Path: <lug-bounces+philippe.amard=tele2.fr@leica-users.org> > X-Cloudmark-Score: 0.000000 [] > Received: from server1.waverley.reid.org ([192.147.236.5] verified) > by mailfe02.swip.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.13) > with ESMTP id 773339365 for philippe.amard@tele2.fr; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 > 06:58:29 +0100 > Received: from server1.waverley.reid.org (localhost.waverley.reid.org > [127.0.0.1]) > by server1.waverley.reid.org (8.13.5/8.12.9) with ESMTP id > m0I5wLdI086826 > for <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:58:28 -0800 (PST) > (envelope-from lug-bounces+philippe.amard=tele2.fr@leica-users.org) > Received: from fed1rmmtao101.cox.net (fed1rmmtao101.cox.net > [68.230.241.45]) > by server1.waverley.reid.org (8.13.5/8.12.9) with ESMTP id > m0I5wJdK086817 > for <lug@leica-users.org>; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:58:19 -0800 (PST) > (envelope-from kididdoc@cox.net) > Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by > fed1rmmtao101.cox.net > (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id > <20080118055818.NHDM20002.fed1rmmtao101.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net>; > > Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:58:18 -0500 > Received: from [192.168.1.101] ([68.3.67.193]) > by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp > id eVyR1Y00X4AB57G0000000; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:58:25 -0500 > Message-Id: <397EBA3F-BFBF-443B-AE20-1B79D5D58BE8@cox.net> > From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > In-Reply-To: <478FD09A.8090003@mcclary.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG I never wanted to be famous... > Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v915) > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:58:16 -0700 > References: <C0456B72-A330-4488-A4F9-58FD5088954D@cox.net> > <003c01c85931$08957020$6101a8c0@jimnichols> > <E037D54F-5463-4684-B056-DAF51C8FF8C9@cox.net> > <478FD09A.8090003@mcclary.net> > X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.915) > X-BeenThere: lug@leica-users.org > X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 > Precedence: list > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > List-Id: Leica Users Group <lug.leica-users.org> > List-Unsubscribe: <http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>, > <mailto:lug-request@leica-users.org?subject=unsubscribe> > List-Archive: <http://leica-users.org/pipermail/lug> > List-Help: <mailto:lug-request@leica-users.org?subject=help> > List-Subscribe: <http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>, > <mailto:lug-request@leica-users.org?subject=subscribe> > Sender: lug-bounces+philippe.amard=tele2.fr@leica-users.org > Errors-To: lug-bounces+philippe.amard=tele2.fr@leica-users.org > > On Jan 17, 2008, at 3:03 PM, Harrison McClary wrote: > >> Steve, >> >> Your compelling, thoughtful and compassionate images of these >> children who come under your care truly show us how precious life is >> and how short it can be. > > > the hope is to capture and present the child as we saw, appreciated, > respected the child... > > your words are generous and kind. > > > thanks Harrison, > > Steve > > >> >> >> I am sure the parents are very happy to have a doctor such as you to >> care for their children. >> Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jan 17, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Jim Nichols wrote: >>> >>>> Steve, >>>> >>>> Beautifully executed, compelling image. Here's hoping, for her >>>> sake, that you will see her less frequently. >>> >>> >>> thank you Jim... children like this go beyond any words... >>> >>> a maturity and wisdom that one rarely sees in people of any age. >>> She had a fatal illness. >>> >>> Steve >> >> >> >> -- >> Harrison McClary >> Harrison McClary Photography >> harrison@mcclary.net >> http://www.mcclary.net >> ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography >> http://www.imagestocksouth.com >> Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: >> http://www.mcclary.net/blog >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >