Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve... You use the M in B+W only, right? Bob... You capture in color? In color, it is significantly more difficult ( Fuji, probably also true in Leica) to see focus peaking, especially in the silver color I get as my only choice..... \In B+W, with a red Focus peaking indicator, it would be relatively trivial...... Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 11:42 AM To: Leica LUG Subject: Re: [Leica] I can focus my Noctilux On Feb 10, 2014, at 7:57 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > Three issues I'm having with the Leica M + EVF and my Nocti: > > 1. I have to magnify the EVF image to see the eyes get "peaked" > 2. Once peaked, reframing after depressing the shutter halfway is needed as the M only magnifies the center of the image. > 3. There is a delay between depressing the shutter and the sensor being exposed with the EVF (be design unfortunately!). > > So I find it hard to use the EVF on people. Easier to just move my head forward and backward with the optical range finder and get nearly instant exposure when pressing the shutter button. Hit rate seems better for me. > Non moving objects are just the opposite. > Just my experience. let me see if I can speak to this now.been thinking about it on & off for hours. can you see "the eyes get peaked" without the EVF, if so how ? if this is a necessity, how do you do it without the EVF? s > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 10, 2014, at 5:44 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 3:32 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Which is a really interesting topic for me because all else being >>> equal I find that the RF is much more precise. >> >> >> more precise than what Geoff ? >> have you given an adequate trial to focus peaking? >> >>> That is to say that in my experience >> >> what is your experience with focus peaking? >> >>> there is a range of acceptable focus peaking effect as you move the >>> focus ring (not dissimilar to a plain ground glass in effect?) but >>> only one moment when the RF is truly aligned.However that is not >>> taking into account focus shift which the EVF negates for you. >> >> so you 1. see better what you are focussing on 2. have a separate >> confirmation of focus 3. avoid focus shift (a biggie when you are >> wide open) 4. benefit from focus peaking for long lenses as you >> mention below >> >>> Of course the RF is not very >>> good at all if you want to use R lenses or long teles, or macros or >>> third party adapted lenses! >> >> >> so what's not to like? >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> >>>> On 11 February 2014 08:40, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 2:17 PM, rgacpa at gmail.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Whoop! >>>>> Did you try it with just the range finder? >>>> >>>> MUCH less certain >>>> >>>> >>>> s >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 2:06 PM, Steve Barbour >>>>>> <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 2:05 PM, Steve Barbour >>>>>>> <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> finally, at f1... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2014/glasses.jpg.ht >>>>>>> ml >>>>>>> >>>>>>> focussed near lateral RIGHT rim, on RIGHT earpiece, 1/2 inch >>>>>>> from the >>>> rim... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Leica M 240 with Noctilux at f1, RAW file done with focus >>>>>>> peaking, >>>> using Olympus VF-2.. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> many thanks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Steve >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information