Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul wrote: >One great advantage that the Leica has (and one that I've never seen >mentioned in print anywhere) is that you always know which way to turn >the lens to focus, depending on whether the rangefinder image is offset >to the left or to the right. I realized this one day, and discovered that >I have aware of this and have been using it automatically for years. I'm >sure that most experienced M users also use this, although you also may >not do it consciously. With an SLR, you need to hunt back and forth to >determine if you are focused too close or too far. The comment on setting >your focus at infinity, IMHO, is pointless with a rangefinder camera but >useful for an SLR. If you work with a SLR long enough you will learn to focus in the proper direction. I have at least. My major gripe with the M system is follow focusing. It is very easy for me to do with an SLR and maintain composition, impossible to do with a M camera if the subject is off-center. Which it usually is. Duane Birkey HCJB World Radio Quito Ecuador