Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some good points, here, Alan, a lot of "if"s, though. Regards, Bruce Feldman Warsaw >Nevertheless, it is also possible to prefocus the G2, by setting a given >distance manually or by setting it through AF, and then blocking it there >by keeping the rear lock button depressed. In those circumstances, the lens >remains at its focused position, and the release delay is pretty short. The >battery life as well, I guess. > >After that, the G is much faster to reboot, thanks to its motor. And the >AE, locked or not locked, offers a pretty good chance of successful >exposure. A better chance than the M, especially with slides and rush >situations. I want a AE motorised compact M bayonet body. > >In changing light and changing distances with the subject, the M is >relatively fast or very slow depending on the situations. The G can be a >better bet in some circumstances, if it focuses as it should. > > >Regarding 'blind' pre-focusing with the M, it is of course very easy and >reliable with the 21 mm and gradually less so as the angle gets narrower. >The DoF scale on the M lenses is a gorgeously clear design and the 'throw' >of the focusing rings matches well the necessities of hyperfocal settings. >The G is useless in that respect (NO DoF data whatsoever), but with the >wider angles (21/28), the trained user will know what to do. The 16 is >another breed altogether. > >>From the 50mm up, blind or guess prefocusing, with M or G, is science >fiction, unless you close down to f16 with 3200 ISO film of course ;-) >