Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]animal wrote: > i agree that it is very difficult but not more so then on a reflex > i find that with a reflex you take shots faster because you better notice > when something looks sharp > the rangefinder often disappoints because the negatives look different then > what you expected > it forces you therefore to think about the lens in more detail > especially one has to get a feel for the plane of focus(obviously i,m > nowhere near yet) and use for instance the noctilux in a way that makes > sense so wide open focused near infinity and preferably of a subjects that > curves towards you a bit allthough from what i have read not so much curved > then at 5.6 > i,m starting to try that and find it helps a bit to have say a subject at > 200 meters and a bit of foreground at 10 to 20 not too unsharp. > also would like to mount the lens on an equatorial mount and see if it can > resolve stars like telescopes > did any of you try this allready? > regards > apekop I seem to recall someone used a Noct to photograph comets with good results. Don't have time to search the archives this AM but might be worth a look. Dennis - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html