Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is why Nikon, Canon, Sony etc. all have a lens calibration module in their menus, to account for manufacturing variations. You can calibrate the lens to the body yourself. Check your owners manual on how to do this. All but my 50/1.4 AF-S Nikkor G are dead on, the 50 is a slight bit off at max aperture, but not enough to bother with at this time. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, May 5, 2014 1:01:28 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] FF will require at least 350 Mpx for full resolution On May 5, 2014, at 10:57 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > Howard Ritter wrote: > >>>> > ... the autofocused image at f/1.4 was horrid... > > It's difficult for me to envision where this error arises, since the > camera's autofocus optoelectronics examine the actual image, not a > surrogate like a split-image RF does. > <<< > > Unless you are using live view, the AF system examines the image at a > surrogate image plane. Calibration is as important as it is with the > rangefinder. exactly Doug, this is why many are coming around to the conclusion that live view, EVF, is not so bad... s > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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