[Leica] sharp ears & soft eyes! focusing tips? -

[faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)]

A call for focus help - and no, I am not going to buy an autofocus camera!

I often misfocus when shooting portraiture -  Ending with soft eyes but
razor sharp ears!
Obsessive testing shows that I am responsible- not my R8 nor my lenses.

The only help has been to always correct my focus.  I do this with a quick
rightward corrective focus twist just after I focus my typical way.  IE, I
focus 'normally' and then have to shorten the focus distance with a
correction.
If I forget I get sharp ears & soft eyes.

I think my brain is edge seeking and the obvious edges are the side of the
head compared to background. I find it tough to lock in on eyes. I tried a
ground glass screen and that was a minimally helpful.

I often shoot a 50mm lens at f5.6

Tips?

Eric