Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]recently I grabbed the 'black' M8 and 75 lux for a trip to Port Fairy. I forgot it did not focus all that well: needs adjustment. So I was shooting the artists slowly changing the focus from the rangefinder suggestion to a bit closer bit by bit, taking shots with each 'guesstimate' Missed a lot of good shots, but got others ;-) I don't have an issue when the rangefinder is 'tuned' to the lens. Alastair > Really Frank? > > A Summilux 75 is more difficult to focus than a Nocti (both wide open) ? > > I've never tried a Nocti, I love the fine focusing of pictures I've > saw from Steve, Rei and others, as well the creamy effect, and I > usually discarded it from my thaughts thinking that it would be very > difficult to focus, I use the Lux 75, it is not easy properly focus at > 1.4 but not impossible. > > Saludos > Lluis > > > El 11/04/2011, a las 14:35, Frank Dernie escribi?: > >> >> On 11 Apr, 2011, at 12:41, Vick Ko wrote: >> >>> Hello >>> >>> I've been playing with my DMR with the 80mm f1.4. >>> >>> I'm finding it a lot more difficult to use and capture proper focus >>> at f1.4 than I expected. >>> >>> Is the dof of an 80mm at f1.4 thinner than the dof of a 50mm at f1.4? >> >> Yes, noticeably. >> >>> >>> And is this typical of what people found, using their rf 75mm >>> Summiluxes - very difficult to capture proper focus? >> >> More difficult than a Noctilux, but not impossible. >> >>> >>> I suppose it didn't help, trying to photograph a 7 month old boy, >>> who doesn't quite understand sitting still yet :-) >> >> Fast lenses wide open with children is a 1 in 50 strategy... >> >>> >>> Vick >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> Frank >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >