Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Which camera Paul? On the X-E1 you just have to press the (horizontal) 'wheel' and the image pops up ... Hope this helps Ph Le 24 f?vr. 14 ? 22:36, Paul Roark a ?crit : > Excellent shots. > > I wish someone could tell me how to get a net benefit from focus > peaking. > I guess it's a learned skill, and one I have not quite learned yet. > It > seems like it almost needs an adjustment wheel on the camera to be > able to > easily and quickly adjust it to the specifics of the subject -- > without > having to remove the eye from the viewfinder and going into a menu. > Too > often I find it too strong, annoying and giving what I see as false > in-focus signals with high contrast edges, but then in low contrast > areas > it seems too weak. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 1:22 PM, philippe.amard > <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote: > >> I tried my old Angenieux 70 x 3 at 210mm using focus peaking this >> weekend. >> >> High ISO was necessary for speed as the X-E1 is probably not able to >> resist the weight of a heavy lens without a tripod collar ... >> >> So this is handheld yet focus peaked. >> >> Here at f5.6 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/album368/ >> Angenieux+210+-5030.jpg.html >> >> And there at f22 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/album368/Ang__ >> nieux+f22-5016.jpg.html >> >> >> Bien cordialement de Metz >> Philippe >> >> >> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is >> invisible to >> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE