Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:23 AM 12-04-1999 -0400, you wrote: >>>> <excerpt> <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param>Hello,</color> <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param>I would appreciate if people could share experiences on some of the following problems I have encountered over the weekend while taking white water action photos with an M3. </color> <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param>- I find the rangefinder fast and accurate for focussing when you have objects of sharp contrast. This weekend I was taking photos on rapids of narrow streams with dark shoreline - unless there was a birch tree or some white snow patches it was difficult to focus. Could it be my rangefinder needs adjustment or is it just more diffucult in that type of situation (I am using an old camera and can't seem to pick up a double image in poor contrast situations). </color> <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param>- It is difficult to focus on paddlers as they go by, so I often try to set up for where I know they will be going to be & since you can't focus on surging whitewater I use the depth of field range. Any other ideas on how to get an accurate focus. Especially when you don't have time and need to fire something quick! </color></excerpt> I have been using an M3 since 1965 in almost every conceivable lighting condition and absent any light at all have never experienced any focusing problems. My initial reaction is that the focusing mechanism is in need of cleaning and lubrication. jh