Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, set it on f16 and your knuckles peeping into the frame will be sharp too :-) , seriously though, around about 20cm to infinity at f11(hyperfocal) is what you get when you set the distance to 0,5 meters. Set it to f22 and 0.3 meters it's theoretically from a couple of inches to way beyond infinity and into hyperspace.. It is difficult to get an OOF background with this lens. Lean forward when you use it to avoid getting your toes in the shot, and don't wear a wide brimmed hat, keep your focussing fingers well out of the way too.And always point it downwards a bit to avoid getting too much sky in the metering zone. Get one, it looks good , handles , well built (high fondle factor too) excellent performance once you get used to it (about 70% of my first shots with it had feet hat brims and knuckles) - DON'T drop the finder - it shatters very easily without bouncing, replacing it costs more than you'd like to think about. Douglas Mark Rabiner wrote: >Anybody know the closest focus on the 12? >I think it will be my stocking stuffer au year. >I'd imagine using at mainly at its closest focus on my L and would hope it's >darned close. Otherwise most of the image might tend to get minute and >require a loupe. >The widest lens ever make for 35mm photography? >Gee I'd not being the first on my block! >I could specialize in shooting group shots in small closets. >Just pack them in there like clowns in Volkswagen. > > >Mark Rabiner >Photography >Portland Oregon >http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >