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Subject: [Leica] Hyperfocal distance shooting, how to?
From: woc2 at earthlink.net (Bill O'Connell)
Date: Sun Aug 28 16:28:21 2005

Scott,
  Agree that what they printed on the lens is sort of generous, but the get
the concept it's a start.  When you get more comfortable with the concept
you can try some guessing.  Could be worse, the new zooms don't have any
measurement....
Bill

-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of Scott McLoughlin
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 4:54 PM

Yeah, f11 is, um, kind of a generous aperture for a 35mm lens,
IMHO. And the scale is all "squished together."   Lots easier on
my Leica and CV lenses.

Scott

Bill O'Connell wrote:

>Scott,
>  With that lens, the scale is under the window and the distance is in the
>window between NIKON and 35 D.  Since they only printed 22, 16, and 11, you
>would have to guess 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8 and 2.  Concept works just like Ric
>mentioned. For example, rotate the lens so the Infinity mark is over the 22
>pre-printed below it, then look at the number over the 22 on the right.
>that number tells you the closest distance 'in focus' I don't have that
lens
>so I can't check the actual number.
>Bill
>
>-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of >Scott McLoughlin
>
>I was trying to figure out the DOF scale on a Nikon 35/2 AFD the
>other day. LMAO, I couldn't really figure it out.  I just found a
>DOF calculator on the Web and wrote down a few aperture/distance
>pairs.  Gotta write 'em down on some tape and stick it on the
>lens.
>
>Scott
>
>Ric Carter wrote:
>
>
>
>>Hey Ken--
>>
>>I don't have a Summaron, but think this will work from pictures of
>>them I've seen.
>>
>>Set your desired aperture.
>>
>>Look at the lens's back scale which features two sets of aperture
>>numbers radiating from center of focus. Turn the focus until the
>>infinity symbol is over the aperture you set.
>>
>>The distance that appears over the same aperture on the other side is
>>the nearest in focus.
>>
>>Anything within those bounds is focused - sort of.
>>
>>Have a great vacation.
>>
>>Ric Carter
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On Aug 28, 2005, at 10:00 AM, Kenneth Frazier wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>I need some tech advice from folks who shoot with hyperfocal distance
>>>settings:
>>>
>>>Now that I'm using my Summaron 35/3.5 more, on a IIIf, I'd like to  know
>>>how to set it for hyperfocal shooting.  The lens is small and fiddly
>>>when trying to change f stops for street shooting.
>>>
>>>Tips and suggestions, please?
>>>
>>>Ken
>>>--
>>>The Rev. Kenneth Frazier
>>>Norfield Congregational Church
>>>CT Conference, United Church of Christ
>>>Weston, CT  USA
>>>Leica photos at: http://tinyurl.com/6sc2r

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