Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica focusing...HELP!
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:38:30 +1100

On Monday, Mar 10, 2003, at 13:12 Australia/Melbourne, lea wrote:

> OH MY GAWD I suck focusing with my M6. Over 2 years with it and I'm 
> still so
> blasted slow. I am young (under 40) with good eyes (even though I wear
> contacts and glasses) and I take for flippin' ever to focus...with or
> without the viewfinder magnifier.
>
> I just can't believe I'm the only one with this problem...or the only 
> one
> who has encountered it. What have others done to get faster? I'm open 
> to all
> suggestions (short of selling the camera!).
>
> Suggestions gladly read.

try learning to pre-focus, take the shot and then re-focus if you have 
time: works 90% of the time for me

Cheers
Alastair

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