Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave, Long ago I tried shooting with zooms, I hated it! I found myself zooming all the way in or all the way out. I also found myself losing the image because I spend too much time zooming and not enough time focusing on the subject. My Nikon bag contains all AF today: 18mm, 35mm, 85mm, 105mm, 180. I also have a 60 Micro and a MF 300 f/4.5 EDIF. One advantage I have found not using zooms is that you think a bit more about the image you are trying to capture. There have been times when I had the 35 on the camera, first thought I needed to go to the 18 but after thinking about realized the real image was with the 105! To make up for the lack of zooms, I have developed the habit of rotating the camera to get that extra bit of information into the image. I would be willing that more then half my images the camera is rotated more then ten degrees. I just got my M6 TTL at the beginning of this month. If memory serves, when I read the manual it stated that the frames where a bit tighter at infinity then what was going to be on the negative. The reason for this, I believe, was so that the close ups did not show more then what was going to be on the negative. Sam -----Original Message----- From: Rodgers, David [SMTP:david.rodgers@xo.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 11:15 AM To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' Subject: RE: [Leica] Digital cropping Sam, I'm wondering if you use zoom lenses with your Nikons, and if that makes a difference in why you don't crop those negs. I mean, certainly that's the only advantage I know to using zoom lenses. You can frame everything just the way you want at the time of exposure. BTW, which M do you own that doesn't show exactly what's on the neg? Dave >>Being one that crops tries never to crop 35mm, when the image was created with my Nikons (F5 /F3HP), cropping is not exceptable. Both the F5 and F3 shows you 100% of what will be on the neg. I feel I should be skilled enough to see it in the camera or to live with it.... On the other hand, my M6 does not show me exactly want is on the neg. I don't have the control over what exactly is going to be on the neg like I do with my two Nikon's. I am more willing to crop, assuming it is not part of a series.<<