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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Focusing
From: photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe)
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:27:57 +0100
References: <fa5e148f-af12-e2c1-19fc-a0e6ee5d8592@lighttube.net>

Jim, do you know that on the X-T2 you can select which eye (left or right) 
you want the AF to focus on?

Nicely done in any case

Amities
Philippe

> Le 13 janv. 2017 ? 18:08, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> a ?crit 
> :
> 
> I like to use manually focused lenses, but, from recent experience, I've 
> decided that, if I want eyes to be in focus, I should consider using 
> autofocus.  To go back to the "old reliable", I put the original ZD14-54 
> lens on my E-1 and looked around for a suitable subject.  I settled on 
> this "sun catcher" on a very cloudy day.  I think the AF results are 
> better than what I have been getting with manual close-ups.
> 
> One thing that I have learned, however, is never try to shoot sky divers 
> with an AF lens, unless you can lock the lens at infinity. The old, manual 
> lenses do it best.
> 
> Here is the closeup:
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Autofocus+Check.jpg.html
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> 
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