Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]U go Ric Every test frame should be attempting to be a photograph love it Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Jan 9, 2009, at 4:44 PM, Ric Carter wrote: > > On Jan 9, 2009, at 5:30 PM, Gary Dalton wrote: > >> So, to start with, I'm going to shoot with each of my five lenses >> at different f-stops and speeds. I'll record that data and compare >> it with the prints to see what I've got... >> >> How's that sound for a starting point? > > Deadly boring. > > Lenses: Twist the aperture rings back and forth and rack the focus > a few times each. If they work, they work. > > If one is inoperative or overly tight, get a CLA. > > Shutter: Give it a few clicks at each speed to exercise it. You can > likely tell if it's pretty close to right by looking and listening. > > Use one lens to run through as much of the shutter speed range as > you can at the beginning of the roll. > > Use the rest of the roll to take interesting pictures and to have fun. > > Develop and look at negatives. > > If the negatives look good, repeat as necessary, skipping the test > part of the roll. > > If the exposures are really bad and unpredictable, get a CLA for > the camera. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information