[Leica] IMG: Practice with Focus Magnification

Jim Nichols jhnichols at lighttube.net
Tue Jul 26 15:37:43 PDT 2016


Thanks for the kind words, Lluis.  It is sometimes more chasing than 
focusing, when chasing butterflies and bees. :-)

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/26/2016 5:32 PM, lluisripollphotography wrote:
> Both are nice images, I like better the first one. You shall have no concern about the focus, your images are always perfectly sharp, you have good eyes
> Lluis
>
>
>> El 26 jul 2016, a les 23:13, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va escriure:
>>
>> Using focus magnification is nice, when using a tripod, but how useful is it when holding a 100mm lens by hand?  I have tried it a few times, but the image is shaky.  I decided to put a little more effort into the attempt, and it worked, though not easily with moving subjects.  Here are two images.
>>
>> A Silver-Sided Skipper in afternoon sun:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver-Sided+Skipper_001.TIFF.html
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>> And a Carpenter Bee's late afternoon pollen collection effort on a Rose of Sharon:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Late+Afternoon+Visit.TIFF.html
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>> Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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