Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] focusing Minox
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:11:43 -0500

Bernard Cousineau jotted down the following:

> In a nutshell, yes. Focus is measured using tape whenever possible. Film
> lenses are (or should be) calibrated for focus every time they go out on
> a shoot. The focus puller marks each focussing point in a scene and
> makes the transitions as the camera is running. The marks on the floor
> are meant to guide the actors, and to help the puller determine how far
> off they are from the measured distance.

Amazing.  How come they still stick to such, at least to the uninitiated, an
antiquated and cumbersome technique?

M.

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