Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Leica] #271 > You sure did get a lot of depth of field out of that 50. Were you > aiming for it and focusing accordingly? > > Best, > Daniel > > > On 8/16/05, GeeBee <geebee@geebeephoto.com> wrote: > > Leica IIIf : 50mm Summitar : red filter : Kodak T400 CN > > > > http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/05271.htm > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Daniel, Hyperfocal @f8 gave me near focus of 15ft. I would have liked more but the red filter cost me 3 stops and the light was not great. I could have gained some f stops by dropping the shutter speed but I was worried about camera shake as I was holding a 39mm red filter in front of the lens ( much harder than I had anticipated with a camera with unfamiliar controls). I wanted the figure in the foreground rather than the mid/background but by the time I worked out filter compensation and got the filter in place without getting my fingers in the frame she had moved on a ways. As you say, these little boxes are a dream :-) Thanks for looking. --Graham