Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello fellow LUGers! Well, I picked up the matte focus screen for my R8 and I just had to use it for some hockey action. Fortunately, I also used my EOS-1, just to make sure I came back with something useable. The most glaring problem with the R8 besides the lack of a motor drive (the Winder is .... a winder) is the incredibly long delay from trigger pull to shutter release. I was pleased that the matte screen seems rather nice to use, but the fact is my 80mm f1.4 is really a bit too short and doesn't offer the needed image magnification. My biggest problem was when I examined my negatives. Most of the time my focus was behind my subject. This was especially apparent with static objects. Now, I had read previous posts about the diopter adjustment and I've already made those adjustments. I can't help but wonder if my eyes need more help....like glasses? Anyway, has anyone had a focus problem where they consistently focus behind the subject when everything looks good in the viewfinder? BTW, I can't help but feel the R8 with a REAL MOTOR DRIVE would be a fantastic sports camera. With Leica optics, manual focus, electronic actuated release....awesome! Dave dstrang@up.net - ----Pentium Pro/Windows NT 4-SP3/Zip100/Zip250/Jaz2GB/Astra 600S scanner/RedHat Linux 5.0/MSVC++ 5.0/MSVC++ 6.0/PowerStation Fortran 4.0/Photoshop 4.01/Photoshop 5.0/Illustrator 7.01/KPT 3.0/KPT 5.0/PhotoTools 3.0/Portfolio 4.0/Total XAOS/Matlab 5.0/Maple V/Office 97 Pro+SR2/MacOpener 4.0/AMIGA 1000/AMIGA 2000-GVP030 Combo/AMIGA 3000(2)/Indigo 2 XZ/IRIX 5.3/IRIX 6.2/ and member of UP.NET!