Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The "Ted Grant Spin The Lens To The Closest Focus Point And Then Back Off(tm) advice not only works with SLRs, as Gilber confirms below, it also works wonders with Ms...Particularly with close to medium distance work, per Ted's advice given some time back I keep my lens parked at the close end of its focusing range, and go 'out' to the subject - works every time. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of J. Gilbert Plantinga Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 12:20 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS: 21-35R First Slides NOW: FOCUSING WIDES! On Sunday, April 7, 2002, at 12:09 PM, Pascal wrote: > On 07-04-2002 16:47 Ted Grant wrote: > >> Whatever you do, if you should miss the exact point you wish in focus, >> don't >> start tweaking back & forth. If you miss it, spin the lens right to >> closest >> point blindly out of focus, then bring back to focus on your subject. >> It >> may take a few times to get the feel but without question this >> completely >> out of focus focusing wides into focus on R camera's is something I do >> all >> the time. > > Excellent advice. I will try this out Ted ! > I just did, and it works! When I got my 21-35 I switched from the plain ground glass back to the original screen in my R8, but found al that microprism stuff interfering with my view through longer lenses. Now I'm switching back to plain GG. Thanks Ted! Gilbert - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html