Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i also have the 35-70, but no focus problems with any focal length or any lens. Cheers, Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 4:08:38 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] I can't believe how many shots I've missed with my R9 Vick, I've had similar focus problems with the 35-70/4 on my R8, especially at the 35mm setting. Considerably easier to focus at the 70mm end and it holds focus as you zoom back to 35mm, so that's what I do, that is, always focus with it at 70 and then zoom to the focal length I want. Robert On Aug 20, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote: > I can't believe how many shots I've missed with my R9. > > I just got back a roll, and using the 35-70 f4 zoom, missed easy shots of > my 2 year old son looking right into the lens and standing still. The > shots look out of focus. > > I think I used f4, so there should have been enough depth of field to deal > with his face, and it was a sunny day so I think the shutter speed was > fast enough. > > I wonder if the focusing screen is just not right for me, and my half > century old eyes. > > The shots at infinity look okay. > > Any other R9 users with similar problems? > > Vick > > _______________________________________________ > 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