Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great point about re-composing. One of the drawbacks of a rangefinder is the change in the point of focus as you turn. It is something you can't adjust for, since every lens will exhibit a different shift, due to curvature of field. > >Mikiro and John: > >Unless you are focusing on static objects, both you or your subject are >moving before you press the shutter. Up close for head and shoulder >portraits, the slight movement of you or the subject, will put things out >of focus if shooting at 1.4. I think Leica teaches to get the focus and >then rather than fiddle with it some more, sway forward or backward to >maintain the focus when you press the shutter. In other words, if the eye >no longer looks in focus, move your body a few inches one way or the other >until the rangfinder images coincide. > >The problem I find is that the rangefinder patch is not in the part of the >frame where the eye is so that you must focus on the eye and then recompose >the image. It is in the recomposing that the focus gets lost when either >the subject or you move. In the case of a manual focus SLR, you can just >focus on the eye using any part of the groundglass and confirm focus >without recomposing. > >Regards, > >Robert > >At 01:49 PM 4/15/99 -0700, you wrote: >>Jim, >> >>Do you focus and stop at first pass of lining up the image, or do you >"seesaw" as another person on the LUG stated as needed on the R system? >I'm not sure it makes a difference, but I thought this was discussed some >months ago. Like Mikiro, I have trouble getting sharp images at f1.4, >mainly when using the subject's "forward eye" as the focus point. >> >>John >> >>At 01:15 PM 04/15/1999 -0700, you wrote: >>>I must have a "special" M6. I use my 75/1.4 at f/1.4 a lot. That's why I >>>have the bloody thing. And I DO NOT ever have a focusing problem. Whatever >>>it is that you line-up them little windows on, is gonna be sharp. Really >>>sharp. Period. >>> >>>Jim >>> >>> >>>At 01:42 PM 4/15/99 -0500, you wrote: >>>>it's probably that the M6 can't focus a 75 at 1.4...oops, the >>>>company forgot to tell you that....sorry..... >>>>BTW, it can't do much better with a 90 @ f2....they forgot >>>>to tell you that, too... >>>>That's why God made Nikons....;) :) :) >>>> >>>>Walt >>> >> > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com