[Leica] Re: Focusing a 280 F2.8???

["Miro Jurcevic" <miroj@ozemail.com.au>]

A monopod or tripod is required at any focal length. The whole idea of
hand-held photography is vastly over-rated and the single greatest factor in
low performance images.

A good hand held shot can make a $6000 photographic system look very cheap
and nasty.


> I confess that I am still learning to use my 280/2.8 (400/4 with the 1.4
> extender).
>
> I've found a support is necessary - a monopod at a minimum with the 280
> alone, a tripod with the extender attached to the lens.
>
> Other suggestions:
> 1) Use an appropriate focusing screen such as a plain matte rather than
the
> standard split image microprism style with which are generally installed
by
> manufacturers
> 2) Don't use a filter in front of the front element - they do degrade the
> image you and the film see
> 3) Don't fiddle with the focus ring - chances are that when the image
first
> appears to be in focus, it is
> 4) Rest your eyes occasionally by looking at something distant
>
> Roy
>
>
> At 01:01 AM 07/29/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> >I must fess up, I do not have a Leica Lens... but the problem is the same
> >with any 300 F2.8.....
> >
> >Given the incredibly narrow DOF with these lenses, how do you focus?
> >Techniques?  I assume a tripod is a given with any subject.  What other
tips
> >can you give?
> >
> >
> >Frank Filippone
> >red735i@earthlink.net
> >
> >
> >
>