Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have found that it definitely hunted on the E-1, but was much better on the E-300 and E-500 - the reality being that Olympus has improved the autofocus in the body. As to it's not being sharp - yr out of yr bleeping mind; that lens is markedly better than the zooms. ;-) On 10/29/05 2:13 PM, "David C. Mason" <dcm@pobox.com> wrote: > Weren't the subway shots done with the 50mm lens? I had that lens for > a while and sold it because it "hunted" far too much in AF and > usually lost the hunt. Plus, it wasn't the sharpest of the lot either > - not a good lens, especially considering how good that 11-22mm lens > is - that thing has to be one of the sharpest I have ever owned... > including my Leica lenses. > > opinions are mine > > Dave > > > > On 10/29/05, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: >> I present these purely as an equipment test, NOT as examples of >> photography >> worth comment.:-) >> But after all the back and forth about where the E-500 was or wasn't >> focusing... >> I think I focused on the right-hand eye - my right hand - in both of >> these.. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/B-D-COLEN-PAW/Qtip1 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/B-D-COLEN-PAW/Qtip2 >> Both were shot with the E-500, 11-22 mm zoom at 11 (35 mm equiv is 22 mm) >> - >> f 2.8, 400 iso. This result suggests to me that any focusing errors in >> those >> subway shots were mine, and had to do with train motion, my motion, and >> shooting in haste to avoid being punched - :-) - and had nothing to do >> with >> the camera. >> >> And, yes, her name is Qtip - she's all white with a smudge on the top of >> her >> head. I kept trying to force every one to call her Mona, because she was >> doing that constantly until she was, uh, altered. But needless to say, I >> lost out on that one. :-) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information