Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"inyoung@jps.net" wrote: > > Hi, > > I also have a Hassy 500CM with the 80mm which I gave up using due to focusing difficulty. Is there any way of improving my ability to focus better. Even with the Minolta bright screen, I have hard time focusing accurately. Maybe, I am not yet used to the format. > > Regards, > David > I dot Focas it. I set it at 7 or 5 feet then walk quickly till I'm that far from my subject. Then i blast em. With my Norman I'm shooting at F16 or F11. I've got a lot in focus although only one point exposed properly really depending on ambient light. This has worked out for me with many events and wedding. Of course a 50 Distagon gives me plenty more leeway. I'd love a 60. And a 100. But then this is the LUG not the HUG. I have used the same technique in 35mm format. Zone shooting. Can't quite call it zone focusing but in a way you can. YOU ARE the zone! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Zone is. You have to see it for yourself. Cypher: I know what you're thinking, 'cause right now I'm thinking the same thing. Actually, I've been thinking it ever since I got here: Why oh why didn't I take the BLUE pill? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html