Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I'm real interested because i tend to stop real down when i use wide angles. >When i use wide angles i want EVERYTHING in focus. F11 is normal, f8 makes >me a >little antsy, and F16 gives be that warm fuzzy feeling. >Telephotos however for me (and many) are all about edge; a thin area of >sharpness with everything falling off in both directions; shooting wide >open or >stopped down one or two. >To all of a sudden realize that i should be doing the opposite to get the >best >out my optics really throws me!!! >Shoot wides wide open but stop way down with teles? forgetaboutit!! >The only thing I've ever heard from Henning I've not liked!? > > >Mark Rabiner Mark, I think you have the 24M ? It is INCREDIBLE at f4, 5.6, 8. At higher apertures I seem to get great overall sharpness but NOT the same kind of incredible sharpness that occurs at the mid-apertures. Not that its bad when stopped down, its just noticably better from f4-f8. Henry