Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, I shot one roll of film using my newly purchased 75/1.4. 50% are out of focus. The subject was my 6 week old baby. Distance is around .8 meters, aperture at wide open and focused on the nearest eye. sometimes the eye is out of focus but the chin is right on. I don't know. I might have made a mistake buying this lens. Is it me or the lens? Nelson - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nelson Chan" <cchan@info.com.ph> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Focusing a 75 1.4 -- mitch's question > I just bought a 75 f1.4 two weeks ago. Shot one roll yesterday to try it > out. Will let you guys know. > > Nelson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kyle Cassidy" <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:54 PM > Subject: [Leica] Focusing a 75 1.4 -- mitch's question > > > > I had a 75 1.4 that I bought from b.d. about three years ago. I shot about > > four rolls with it and NONE of them were in focus. Not a testiment to the > > quality of the lens, simply a factor of focusing with a razor thin DOF. I > > promptly sold the lens and continued to use the russian 85 2.0. > > > > Kc > > -- > > 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