Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would shoot stars with a prime non zoom lens. If it was a long lens for sure it would need to have a tripod mount on it. >From all I know astrophotography is a pile of worms. It would help to read up on it. For tricky stuff, macro, architectural, interiors I leave my zooms at home. I suppose that would included Astro. Zooms to me is for sloppy work. Ultra range zooms is for super sloppy work. You might get coma and you're shooting a star and think its a comet. - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:43:05 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon forum advice (OT!) > > And therein lies the problem. You cannot set at infinity because the > infinity marking is evidentially just a relic of the past, at least on the > 24-120. And even if you do find infinity at one focal length, if you > change > focal lengths, it is no longer at infinity, even though the focus scale did > not change. I guess infinity is relative. To what I don't know. > > I have three G series lenses. The 70-300 seems to retain its focus when > zoomed as best I can tell in the house right now. The 10-24 shows a slight > focus shift when zoomed, but that may just be my technique testing it in > the house right now. The 24-120 does not even come close to retaining > focus > when zoomed. > > Aram > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings at gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:21 PM > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon forum advice (OT!) > >> Set it at infinity and just leave it there. Stars are pretty far away, >> lightening too, if you're lucky. >> >> Daniel >> >> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Yep. Except when it is too dark for it to focus on anything, like stars >>> or >>> lightning at night. >>> >>> Aram >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> >>> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 4:19 PM >>> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon forum advice (OT!) >>> >>>> The lens is meant for AF Aram ... >>>> Zoom in or out, the AF does the rest for you, well should. >>>> >>>> Ph >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information