Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M-focus procedure
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 18:04:37 +0000

At 08:53 PM 5/7/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Shot a few rolls this weekend, using my M6
>and several lenses, but mostly a 90mm.
>My in-focus average was NOT good.
>
>This is probably the king of FAQ, but refresh
>my memory.  Do you focus the M6:
>
>1. Starting with the lens at near focus, moving out
>                  or
>2. starting with the lens at infinity, moving in?
>
>I'm wondering if I'm just doing it wrong?  I have
>been using method #1 (start closer than needed)
>
>Showing my Leica green-ness...
>don ferrario
>
>

I had more than my average share of blurred pics with my 90mm lens until I
set the shutter speed to at least 1/125 sec.  Better still at 1/250 sec.for
a heavy lens like the 90 summicron.   We tend to think that our hands are
very steady.  That is not always so in actual practice.

Dan Khong