Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Your focus looks very good at my screen size. For me, if you can skip the magnification and still nail it, that's a big plus. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 2/6/2016 5:26 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > Today I found a very cooperative White-faced Ibis (in winter plumage) at > the Yolo Bypass wildlife area: > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/SL/L1060111.jpg > > SL/280/tripod. I'm not sure I've got the colors nailed down yet but so > far so good. Focussing the SL is a little different than the a7II. With > the a7II when the bird is close enough there's a shimmering effect that > tells me it's in focus. Beyond that distance focussing the a7II is more > difficult and I often rely on magnification. I have yet to see the > shimmering effect with the SL but focussing without magnification seems to > be more precise with the SL compared with the a7II. I've tried focussing > as well as I could without magnification and when I double-check magnified > focus it's often as good as it will get. I'll practice more with it. > > With the FD 500 L the SL will need more support than the a7II because the > Leica doesn't have sensor stabilization. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >