Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/20

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Subject: [Leica] Noctilux DOF Film vs M8/test
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Sun Apr 20 10:02:14 2008
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Adam,

Good memory.

The chart is here. Print out the pdf. Print page 9 with photo grade  
paper. That's the chart.

<http://focustestchart.com/focus20.pdf>

I originally used this chart but found if everything is on the same  
plane the results are more accurate.

Len






On Apr 20, 2008, at 12:39 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:

> I'm way to lazy but there was a posting here, with a link to a web  
> page you
> could print out, that gave instructions for measuring focal plane  
> and depth
> of field.
> It involved a tripod, a flat horizontal surface, your camera, and  
> the test
> document. I think you set the camera up to shoot the length of the  
> test page
> at some specified angle and then evaluated the image.
>
> I'm sure it's in the archives.
>
> Adam
>
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>  
> wrote:
>
>> I wonder if someone (maybe Tarek, Len) would suggest a very simple  
>> formal
>> test setup (the most basic) for this purpose, to run a few lenses  
>> thru...?
>>
>> my own testing is at best rudiimentary, as I test by actiually  
>> shooting,
>>  but I'd like to do a limited amount of formal testing,
>>
>> thanks, Steve
>>
>>
>
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