Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]with my tri-elmar focusing at infinity requires setting to about 3-5 meters exposure works pretty well focus needs bracketing ric > On Aug 31, 2016, at 8:04 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > > infrared focuses in a very different plane > > the focus needs to be moved closer than what is indeicated with rangefinder > > trial and error is necessary since leica apparently hates IR focus marks > > ric > > > >> On Aug 31, 2016, at 7:49 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> LUG: >> >> After seeing the great IR photos posted here lately, I finally dug out my >> old M8s (the ones that fell in the river but are still working fine), >> charged up the batteries, and found a B+W 092 filter in the drawer that >> fit >> my 21/2.8 Elmarit. I went out around the farm and photographed a few >> things. Lots of problems. Nothing looks sharp. What am I doing wrong? >> None of the EXIF is right. Most of these were made at ISO 160, around >> 5.6, >> and usually 1/30 or more exposure. >> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/163998663 >> >> and the next 5. Is there a trick to focusing with the dark filters? I >> do >> like the tones so I would like to learn how to do this, but it has to be >> in >> focus to work for me!! I got some great photos of the cat yawning that >> are >> so out of focus I won't bother to post them!! >> >> TIA >> >> Tina >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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