Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]look at the back - probably there - right hand side, thumb wise, next to the VF if any phx Richard Taylor wrote: > I agree. The X-1 does have a single point focus mode but I can't > find any reference to how one locks focus. If the camera does not > lock focus and exposure with a half press of the shutter button it > would be a startling omission, > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Sep 14, 2009, at 1:33 PM, nicolas vigier wrote: > >> On Fri, 11 Sep 2009, Richard Taylor wrote: >> >>> Mark - Ah, but will it focus on what you want it to focus on or >>> bring some >>> other point into perfect focus? I sometimes have to half press the >>> shutter >>> button on my D300 a few times before the focus points settle where >>> I want >>> them to be. >>> >>> With an X1 and an optical finder you'll know when it's focused but >>> not on >>> what. OTH, I'll bet that with an f2.8 lens and face recognition it >>> won't >>> matter. It won't be like focusing a 50 Summilux on the near eye. >>> There >>> only a rangefinder will do. >> >> >> What would be nice is a focus button, or half press of the shutter >> button, to lock the focus on the object in the center of the >> viewfinder. >> >> I have a Sigma DP2. It's a very nice camera, it makes very good >> pictures. The only problem I have with it, is focusing. Autofocus is >> really bad, it doesn't focus right half of the time, especially with >> little light, so I almost always have to use manual focus, which is >> very slow because it has to be done on the screen. >> That's why I'm thinking about selling it ... >> >> I hope Leica will do it better. >> >> -- >> http://n0x.org/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >