Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] ...minilux...
From: "R. Saylor" <rlsaylor@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 07:33:57 -0400

For landscapes it is often best to use manual focus in conjunction 
with aperture priority. Notice that the focus dial has a green dot on 
it, and the aperture dial has a white dot. If you set the aperture and 
align the green focus dot with the white aperture dot, it sets focus at 
hyperfocal for that aperture, which gives maximum DOF with infinity 
in focus. For example, if you do this with aperture at f/8, notice that 
focus is at 7m. This is hyperfocal for a 40mm lens at f/8, and 
everything from 3.5m to infinity will be in acceptable focus.

To expose ISO400 as if it were ISO800, use EV-1. Doubling the film 
speed changes exposure by 1 stop.

Richard S.

From:           	"claire" <clairetm@singnet.com.sg>
To:             	"leica-users" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Subject:        	[Leica] ...minilux...
Date sent:      	Thu, 16 Sep 1999 11:26:42 +0800
Send reply to:  	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us

> dear leicazits....
> Under what circumstances do U use the focus distance dial on the top of the
> camera ?
> 
> If I want to uprate XP2 (asa 400 film) on my minilux too asa800, do I set
> the exp compensation dial to -2 stops ? Is this the only way to override the
> auto DX facility ?
> 
> TMLee
>