Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>In message <p05100302b87ccaccc1d0@[203.208.69.141]>, >Alastair Firkin writes: >> >>G'day Arne, >> >>I'm sure others have better advice, but for me, I compose the type of >>scene I want first, focus then return "quickly" to that set up and >>take. For years my father used an SLR polaroid camera SX70 I think, >>and all his portraits were in the lower third of the image, the focus >>patch being towards the bottom of the viewfinder. I still slap myself >>when a roll of film returns, and I've fallen for the same trap again. >> > >Alastair, > >the method you are describing is the one I am using when I am more >confident that I have sufficient DOF. The Noctilux, wide open, at >close focusing distances does not allow for much recomposition, at >least if the intention is to keep the subject in focus. I presume you mean "much time for recomposition" assuming the subject may move. This is true, but the "right" image is often more successful than the "purrrfect" image. Cheers - -- Alastair Firkin http://www.afirkin.com http://www.familyofman2.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html