Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Matthias: I have never had a problem with this. Close focusing with wide angles is often easily done with depth of field. Some of my side angles focus close anyway, they just don't couple with the rangefinder any closer than about .7m. If I need to focus very close I can also use a Visoflex or an R camera. Ken Wilcox At 7:18 +0100 1/24/0, a fine scholar, Matthias Ochs wrote: >Hi ! > >I am a SLR user (Nikon) and have long been wanting to add a RF system to my >outfit. Main objective is to have a quiet and discrete camera with fast >optics that I can use for the more 'touchy' documentaries. >When I looked into the specs of the Leica system (and the Contax G system as >well) I noticed that the lenses only focus to 0.7m - I find this sounds >quite limiting esp. with wide lenses. With my SLR I use focal length from >20mm to 50mm most and find a close focusing capability quite useful... > >So, is this really a major limiting factor? How do you work around this? >If often heared that a RF, esp. the Leica M is very well suited for >wideangle glass because of the acurate focusing... so I don't quite know >what to make of all that. Of course I'm reluctant to spend quite a bit of >money in a system that makes me wonder about things.. maybe you can help to >clear that up for me. > >TIA > >Matthias > >-- - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>