[Leica] IMG: Focusing

[Jim Nichols]

A properly calibrated rangefinder is hard to beat in many lighting 
conditions.  However, as both Tina and I have found, as our eyes get 
older, AF can be very helpful.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/14/2017 1:11 PM, lluisripollphotography wrote:
> Jim,
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> I’ve never used auto-focus, I imagine it could be interesting for the street, mainly with digital, in my opinion film requires less precision. I usually use the hyper-focal concept, for your style precise focusing is important and the results are perfect.
> Lluis
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>> El 13 gen 2017, a les 18:08, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va escriure:
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>> I like to use manually focused lenses, but, from recent experience, I've decided that, if I want eyes to be in focus, I should consider using autofocus.  To go back to the "old reliable", I put the original ZD14-54 lens on my E-1 and looked around for a suitable subject.  I settled on this "sun catcher" on a very cloudy day.  I think the AF results are better than what I have been getting with manual close-ups.
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>> One thing that I have learned, however, is never try to shoot sky divers with an AF lens, unless you can lock the lens at infinity. The old, manual lenses do it best.
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>> Here is the closeup:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Autofocus+Check.jpg.html
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>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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