Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair, I've not send my 75 to be adjusted, IMO it is no more difficult to focus on the M8 than on any other M cheers Lluis El 16/04/2011, a las 9:27, afirkin at afirkin.com escribi?: > recently I grabbed the 'black' M8 and 75 lux for a trip to Port > Fairy. I > forgot it did not focus all that well: needs adjustment. So I was > shooting > the artists slowly changing the focus from the rangefinder > suggestion to a > bit closer bit by bit, taking shots with each 'guesstimate' Missed a > lot > of good shots, but got others ;-) > > I don't have an issue when the rangefinder is 'tuned' to the lens. > > Alastair > >> Really Frank? >> >> A Summilux 75 is more difficult to focus than a Nocti (both wide >> open) ? >> >> I've never tried a Nocti, I love the fine focusing of pictures I've >> saw from Steve, Rei and others, as well the creamy effect, and I >> usually discarded it from my thaughts thinking that it would be very >> difficult to focus, I use the Lux 75, it is not easy properly focus >> at >> 1.4 but not impossible. >> >> Saludos >> Lluis >> >> >> El 11/04/2011, a las 14:35, Frank Dernie escribi?: >> >>> >>> On 11 Apr, 2011, at 12:41, Vick Ko wrote: >>> >>>> Hello >>>> >>>> I've been playing with my DMR with the 80mm f1.4. >>>> >>>> I'm finding it a lot more difficult to use and capture proper focus >>>> at f1.4 than I expected. >>>> >>>> Is the dof of an 80mm at f1.4 thinner than the dof of a 50mm at >>>> f1.4? >>> >>> Yes, noticeably. >>> >>>> >>>> And is this typical of what people found, using their rf 75mm >>>> Summiluxes - very difficult to capture proper focus? >>> >>> More difficult than a Noctilux, but not impossible. >>> >>>> >>>> I suppose it didn't help, trying to photograph a 7 month old boy, >>>> who doesn't quite understand sitting still yet :-) >>> >>> Fast lenses wide open with children is a 1 in 50 strategy... >>> >>>> >>>> Vick >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> Frank >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information