Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/17

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Subject: [Leica] Lifeview and wide angle sharpness
From: simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun)
Date: Sat May 17 14:35:06 2008
References: <23a0a61f0805170054p4b597869od9d54a797d95699d@mail.gmail.com> <482E96DE.8000907@tele2.fr> <482F4A26.1010204@hemenway.com>

Wow,Boeing has a long way to go.
Thx
simon

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 11:12 PM, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote:

>  wing-technology - I wouldn't want to get that close! ;-)
>
> Jim
>
>
> Philippe AMARD wrote:
>
> Hi Simon,
>>
>> Liveview can be swell under unexpected conditions - I don't know if your
>> camera provides that feature , but with mine, LV allows to double the 
>> focal
>> length if you choose not to shoot RAW, and use medium quality. Don't ask 
>> me
>> about the technical details, which I totally ignore. But here's the result
>> of some experiments, shot hand held with a consumer oly lens.
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/?g2_page=5>
>> I've also been extremely pleased when using the macro elmarit and LV.
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Lumix/wing-technology.jpg.html
>> >
>>
>> I'd be curious to see some comparative shots of your experiments too.
>>
>> Live from greyish Metz this morning
>> phx
>>
>>
>> simon jessurun wrote:
>>
>> Last night i played with life view.
>>> The cameras documentation mentiones that it is best suited for use with a
>>> tripod.
>>> Gave it a try handheld with some suport for my self(leaning against a
>>> wall
>>> sitting on the floor etc.)
>>> and to my suprise found that it produces much sharper pics then using
>>> autofocus or manual focus while looking thru the viewfinder.
>>> best,simon jessurun,amsterdam
>>>
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Replies: Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Lifeview and wide angle sharpness)
In reply to: Message from simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun) ([Leica] Lifeview and wide angle sharpness)
Message from philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD) ([Leica] Lifeview and wide angle sharpness)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] Lifeview and wide angle sharpness)