Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 03 October 2001, Alfie Wang wrote: > > Hi fellow Leica-ers, > > Lately I've been shooting Fuji color film in various settings with my > recently acquired Leicaflex. In this case I've been shooting in near > darkness with lots of shadows and fairly little light during the late > evening outside around the Philadelphia area. I've used the Nikon 8008s in > similar situations in the autofocus mode and most of the time, the > program/shutter priority/aperture priority modes can't focus in near > darkness because there are no clear edges for the "computer chip" to > identify. > > Now for the big question: What are some visual cues that you use to focus > say a Summicron on R4 in near darkness? Do you look at the edges of objects? > Do you point to an object in more lighting which you think is about the same > distance as the dark object and then recompose the shot? > > And the other big question is the following: What is the amount of latitude > that you can have on the focusing ring and still keep the object in focus? > For example, I notice that I can move the focusing ring about 2mm left or > right and the object still seems to be in focus. Apparently I can understand > immediately why the rangefinder is better in that respect :) especially in > lower light settings. Any tips on focusing "exactly" with say a R4 or R8 in > dim light? > > Thanks again :) > > sincerely, > Alfie > In near-darkness I don't use an R4. Since I don't have an M I use a Leicaflex SL. I doubt a better SLR viewfinder has ever been made. The R8's is nearly as good and has a diopter adjustment for those who need it. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html