Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]WRONG STEPHEN, I am stephen@earthlink.net and have been for over 5 years. Please have your stephen check with earthlink and get the correct address. Thank you. stephen@earthlink.net - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Lamb" <s_lamb@compuserve.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 3:36 PM Subject: Re: Noctilux Focusing (was Re: [Leica] noctilux vs. the cheapalternative) > Tina > > I used the technique of moving me rather then the focus ring when I took > some low light stuff last night. I am waiting to see if my focusing was > accurate. As you say, take the photos when you are young - unfortunately I > do not have the luxury of youth so I will have to shoot and hope. > > Simon > > Amateur images at http://www.phoenixdb.co.uk/leica > > > Tina Manley wrote: > > > > No, it's definitely not easier! Pick out the most important part of the > > photo and concentrate on getting it exactly in focus. If you have to turn > > the camera sideways or upside down, find a point that you can make come > > together in that circle. Start out with a pretty close estimate of > > distance and then fine tune by moving yourself back and forth until your > > point of focus snaps in. It's never as definite as a "snap" but if you > > move yourself back and forth gently, you can almost see when the image is > > sharper. I say "almost" but some of you with younger eyes will see the > > difference with no problems. Take lots of photos when your eyes are young > > and edit when your soul is older!! > > > > Simon Lamb wrote: > > > >When you are using the Noctilux in very low light, how do you focus the > > >thing when you can hardly see the subject. I ask this because I was > trying > > >to take some indoor shots with Scala at 1600 in very low light using my > 50mm > > >f/2 and, although I could get an exposure at 1/8 sec @ f/2, I could not > see > > >the subject well enough to know if I had proper focus on it. Is the f/1 > > >Noctilux that much brighter that focusing is easier? > > > > > >Simon > > > > Simon - > >