Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, Here is a Leica-rookie question. I have seen numerous posts about users sending bodies and lenses back to Leica to calibrate, to avoid back and front focus issues. Is this what live view is intended to avoid? I know even my SLR's have focus issues if I don't calibrate the lenses with in-camera software. If there is not an issue with matching bodies and lenses, yes I would prefer to have rangefinder focus (my last Leica long ago was an M3 with a 35mm Summicron, where it was difficult to make a focus error though I succeeded at times). Thx for some enlightenment. Ken On 5/24/2015 5:29 PM, Bob Adler wrote: > Honestly I find live view useless as implemented in the M240. Completely > useless because of the unbelievable shutter lag for non-landscape images > and inability to move the magnified area of the view around to check focus > for landscape work. > > For the decisive moment you will need to anticipate an additional 1/2 sec > or more in advance. For landscapes you will need to reframe after focusing. > > Sorry, but I never use live view. But I own no R lenses which it may > actually be useful for per others' experiences I have read. > Best, > Bob-The -Grump > > Bob Adler > Robert Adler Photography > www.robertadlerphotography.com > >> On May 24, 2015, at 12:32 PM, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at >> icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Live view certainly is what keeps me dreaming about the "upgrade;" >> while feeling quite satisfied with the "high ISO" of the MM I. >> >> a note off the iPad, George >> >> On May 24, 2015, at 11:54 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> >>> The significant upgrade is live view. >>> >>> Doug Herr >>> Birdman of Sacramento >>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> >>>> Sent: May 24, 2015 8:51 AM >>>> To: Douglas Nygren <douglasnygren at yahoo.com>, Leica Users Group <lug >>>> at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] New Monochrome results >>>> >>>> Good writeup here by Erwin Puts. Doesn't seem to be worth the $$... >>>> Better >>>> value with the MM-I >>>> http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/camera/styled-50/ >> _______________________________________________ >> 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