Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal wrote: >>> it is more difficult to focus precisely with a wide angle than with a > standard or telephoto lens. I had difficulty in the past with the Elmarit-R > 28/2.8 under dimmer circumstances (like indoors), hence why I sold the > otherwise excellent lens.<<<<< Hi Pascal, Make focusing those wide angle lenses a piece of cake all the time. Even 3.5! Do this: Just as you're about to focus turn the focusing ring, no need to look through the camera at this point, just twist the ring to it's closest focus point, then put camera to eye and focus from the "maximum out of focus" view to your infocus point.You'll think you've gone blind as it's a completely out of focus world you're trying to look at. ;-) You will be surprised at how quickly you can use this and make it work all the time. Whatever you do, if you should miss the exact point you wish in focus, don't start tweaking back & forth. If you miss it, spin the lens right to closest point blindly out of focus, then bring back to focus on your subject. It may take a few times to get the feel but without question this completely out of focus focusing wides into focus on R camera's is something I do all the time. It's much easier for the eye to recognize sharpness going from "way out of focus" to "sharp" than going from basically everything sharp when a wide is set at infinity. ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html