Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/17

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Subject: [Leica] Re: .....R28/2.8.....
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 09:43:38 -0400

With an SLR, the wider the lens the harder to focus. If I'm using the 28 on
an R I do a lot of guessing. Fortunately there is a lot of DOF. I try to
avoid wides with SLRs.

Ken Wilcox

At 8:03 +0800 8/17/0, a fine scholar, tmlee wrote:

>Dear Friends......
>Can anyone of U who has the R28/2.8 assist............
>
>Do U find it hard to focus ? I mean I find that it doesn't 'snap' into focus
>quite as visibly as the R50....... I find it a wee bit trying to get it in
>focus, especially in poor lit conditions.......
>
>Is this a trait of wideangle lenses,
>
>or is my R28 screwed up
>
>or is it just my eyes failing......
>
>Peace
>TMLee


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