Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: > Nice shot, Richard. ?Next, how about a pancake? ?:-) > I can haz pancake! > But seriously... Have you checked the 50/1.1 Nokton for focus shift on your > M8. ?Very easy to do, just a couple of minutes on a tripod. ?Focus on a > ruler, yardstick or focus target at 45 degrees and about 2 meters away. > ?Take a shot at f/1.1, then without refocusing, do a series of all the > click > stops down to f/8 or f/11. > Wait a minute, is that what focus shift is? Why would anyone care :-)??? Don't people focus on the aperture they use? I will test it when I have a chance, but honestly, this sounds like a non-issue? > I'm very interested in this lens, but I'm not seeing any information about > focus shift a the digital Ms. ?I know Tom A loves it, but he shoots film, > which "forgives" focus shift significantly. ?I would be less interested in > a > lens that I can only use confidently wide open and at f/8. > But from your description, it sounds like if you "re-focus," then there's no issue right? -- // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com // w: http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/Portfolio09/ blog: http://rfman.wordpress.com // book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963