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Subject: [Leica] Lifeview and wide angle sharpness
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sat May 17 21:42:18 2008
References: <23a0a61f0805170054p4b597869od9d54a797d95699d@mail.gmail.com> <482E96DE.8000907@tele2.fr> <482F49E6.6030804@hemenway.com>

Those were just lens and gear tests - I hadn't tried LV handheld with a 
long lens and got to that impressive 1200mm equivalent beforehand. Works 
, even if it is not a patch on a real thing.
ISO  was also one of my concerns, but noise remains acceptable when not 
viewed too large.
Thanks for looking
Philippe


Jim Hemenway wrote:

> Mitsibou is a cutie... and I like the atmosphere in Tractor2.
>
> 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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