Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Elizabeth, My DSLR is Olympus, not Canon, so this may not be applicable, but I have found that my lens has a difficult time finding proper focus when shooting in low light situations. Were your experiences in low light or in properly illuminated settings? Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Reid" <elizabeth at reid.org> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:15 AM Subject: [Leica] potential focus issues > The Barkeep bought me a wonderful new lens for Christmas this year, the > Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8. I've been playing with it in the intervening time, > although not as much as I would like to (I'm currently somewhat busy > dealing with wrapping up my thesis, and other scholarly endeavors). > However, when I do use it I seem to be having some trouble getting my > camera to focus properly (I'm using a Canon 30D). I'm not entirely sure > that it isn't in my head, but I don't think it is. Do any of you > knowledgeable folk have any advice for me about: > > 1. How to test the focusing mechanism in a way that will make it clear > whether the fault is the camera/lens combo, or if I'm doing something > wrong, or even just imagining it. > > 2. If it is the camera/lens combo, what might I do to fix it (or even > what is causing it). > > thanks! > Elizabeth > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >