Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, sorry I didn't follow all the threads, but if you think all your photos are consistently soft in focus and lens, then chances are it may be your techniques or eyeglasses may be needed. What I would do, is to put the camera on a tripod and focus near, mid, and far, each time as carefully as you can, then do it a again with the normal way you shoot. Use the same film and light condition that you typically would use. Jog down the aperture and shutter. Obviously we assume that your shutter is of a reasonable value, e.g. 1/speed of the lens. Try a couple different aperture values. Use that with at least one camera and 2 lens. Ideally, at least 2 cameras with the same 2 lens. Use 3 lens if you have the patience and film. Check the results carefully. I think doing this experiment first will help deciding what the cause of action is. On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > Thank you for noticing, Vince, that my photographs are consistently soft in > focus. It is not a deliberate choice, and I don't know what to do about > it. > I use an M3, M6 and M8 (which is at Solms for repair right now). The > Miyazaki photos you viewed were taken with the M6 and a CV Nokton 35. > Perhaps my M6 needs calibrating. > > I use these 3 cameras and five lenses. Of those lenses, the Nokton 35 and > the Summicron 50 are the ones I usually use. However, in any given month > I'll > use the other 3 lenses too. > > I would like to be confident that my lenses focus well with my cameras. > This is where I get confused. Should I send my 3 cameras and 5 lenses at > once to a repair > person? I sometimes think perhaps I should, because only then would the > set be calibrated as a whole. If I sent a couple of lenses and one camera > to be calibrated, then everything else in my cabinet might be more out of > focus for me than before. > > In a nutshell, I haven't addressed the issue because I don't know what to > do. Advice appreciated! > > Peter Cheyne > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]