[Leica] Best Lenses To Take To Germany/Poland

[grduprey at rockwellcollins.com (grduprey@rockwellcollins.com)]

Ted

Thanks for the tip for focussing WA's.  I'll try that this week end.  Of
course, I use the 90 Elmarit on the R the most, mainly because it is my
favorite lens with the R camera.

Gene



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Gene said:
>> I find focussing the 35 on the R4 is much
> harder than with the M, so the 35 R lens will stay back at the house most
> of the time.  <<<<<<

Gene,
Here's a little tip on using wides on the R or I suppose any SLR camera.

Given the shot you're making isn't moving and without looking in the
viewfinder turn the focus ring completely to the closest point of focus,
just crank it around to the stop.

Now put it to your eye and it's nothing but a major blur, now start to
focus
from there and you'll find it much easier to be right on the mark quickly.
This works extremely well with any of the super wides because they tend to
keep everything looking like it's all in focus when you start to focus from
the infinity point of the lens.

I rarely start a wide shot with the lens at the infinity point unless it's
an infinity type picture. Anything closer where I want to focus on
something
close I use the above method.

I know a few on the list now use my method and say it's so easy they work
in
that fashion when using their R whatever camera and wide angle lenses.

ted


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