Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Erik, I tend to set the exposure first, then focus. Most of the time the light does not change that rapidly, so I prefer to concentrate on keeping the subject in focus by having the exposure pre-set. If I am photographing "rocks and ferns" then it does not matter. Nathan Erik van der Meulen wrote: > Hi - being new to Leica M photography, I thought it would be best to > learning the proper habits of operating this thingy. > > I seem to have a natural tendency to start adjusting my focus in order > to have the finder image okay, and after that adjusting the aperture to > get the light reading correct. > Problem which occurs is that I frequently touch the focus ring on my > (small) 35mm Summicron while adjusting the aperture. > I am curious what most people do. Get the lighting right and only than > the focus, or the other way around... > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > Erik van der Meulen <e.van.der.meulen@avondel.com> > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html