Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pete: Not to take sides here, but I'm no dillatante, and I never use the DOF preview on 35mm cameras. MY work relies heavily on using DOF properly. I make most of my photographs with Leica M cameras and Mamiya 6 cameras. I can look at a photograph and know where I need to place the focus and what f-stop to use the get the result I want. DOF on the ground glass is a different animal, because you can alter the plane of focus, and because the ground glass can be closely checked with a loupe. More importantly, It's pretty easy to learn and know the DOF characteristics of your lenses. Tom >> Folks, when Jim Brick speaks or writes anything about photography, I pay >> attention. There are some things I do that Jim wouldn't, and there are some >> things Jim does that I ought to improve my technique. What I won't do is >> argue with him. He knows his stuff. > >I have no doubt the man knows that he's talking about. > >I just don't like it when he tells me I'm a clueless dillatante >point and shoot >weenie because I don't hit the DOF preview from my tripod for every shot I >take, or that I don't find the dark screen all that enlightening. > >Pete > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! >http://mail.yahoo.com/ Thomas Kachadurian ==================== www.kachadurian.com