Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, I envy your good eyes! Mines are no so good and will have cataract surgery, maybe the Ted's solution is the better one, all the time I loss focusing could be better with an autofocus, but I'm not used at all to the automatic cameras and I love have in my hands a M... Hope everything is still better for you on the next two weeks Saludos Lluis El 01/03/2011, a las 23:21, Jim Nichols escribi?: > Thanks, Ted. We have access to a young optometrist who just worked > out a miracle set of lenses for my wife, who has had cataract > surgery on both eyes, and, for the past 10 years, is troubled by > double vision. Combining prisms and lens prescriptions is an art! > I will see what he can do for me next week. > > Here is one other for your comments. It is about a 25% crop, > because of distance and distractions. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/No+Way.jpg.html > > This was wide open. I would like to see if one stop down would > increase sharpness. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 4:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: For Nathan BOKEH ????????????? > > >> Jim Nichols offered: >> >>>> As to sharpness, as you know better than I, eyesight can be a >>>> problem when >> one is over 80. I am scheduled to get some new glasses in a couple >> of >> weeks. Hopefully, they will assist my ageing eyes in the focus >> department. <<<< >> >> Hi Jim, >> >> I'm sure the new glasses will be a bonus plus. . Particularly when >> you are shooting manual. >> >> I have no problem with my M cameras focusing at anytime. Even in >> the dimmest lighting..... I just look for a highlight.... >> preferably on the subjects eyes or forehead, nose..... CLICK! " >> >> That's with or without glasses. >> >> But the little by little site loss of the good eye, I have no >> hesitation about using auto focus with the digital SLR! I control >> the auto focus by a series of very quick light touches to the >> shutter release making the little red square indicating the camera/ >> lens is in focus and it's "CLICK!" So far I've had great success >> and it allows me to shoot faster as things happen with the subject. >> Particularly if the subject is moving. >> >> In any event I wish you all the best with the new eye tests and >> glasses as I'm sure it will make a major difference! >> >> cheers, >> ted >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information