Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rob Heyman wrote: > > I have just one suggestion........Always carry your camera set to infinity. > You then only have one direction to move the focussing lever, With practice > you can snap that lever to the correct position and focus faster than any > auto-focus camera. The focussing is finished before your camera reaches your > eye. Remember that both the lenses you are using will need the lever at a > different point for the same distance. e.g. The 35mm Summicron will need the > lever almost exactly vertical at 4ft while with the 50mm Summicron it is a > fraction to the left of that point. Become familiar with one lens and then > learn the other one. You just need to get your head into "35mm mode" and > then "50mm mode" It is a very efficient way to focus. > Best of luck, let me know how you fare, > > Rob > That sounds like a good plan but Lots of people will walk around with it set to the hyperfocal distance as i tend to do. Or I'll have the space Scoped out in front of me say 4 - 12 feet that I've got it focused on. When something happens i just make sure it is happening in that space. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/