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Subject: [Leica] Focusing on a non-AF micro 4/3 camera with Leica lenses.... EVIL
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 08:40:17 -0700
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On May 19, 2013, at 8:37 AM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> 
wrote:

> It is just like focussing on ground glass. Back in the day I always 
> changed the split image screen in my SLR for a plain ground glass. 
> Nowadays, as my eyes deteriorate I am going back to a split image or 
> microprism:-(
> The aid offered in the 4/3 and Fuji cameras is an ability to magnify the 
> image. This makes the focusing more accurate but temporarily loses the 
> framing.


Once focussed (very) accurately,  framing is restored as you shoot.


Steve


> FD
> 
> 
> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> 
>> Sent: Sunday, 19 May 2013, 14:58
>> Subject: [Leica] Focusing on a non-AF micro 4/3 camera with Leica 
>> lenses.... EVIL
>> 
>> 
>> I was brought up on RF cameras.  You focus by aligning the spot in the
>> middle.  I had SLR's where I found most success in focusing using a split
>> image spot.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> How do you focus a Fuji XE1 or other camera using non-native lenses?  I
>> don't presume there is a split image spot or similar. I am thinking it 
>> must
>> be like focusing on a ground glass.. You "see" the sharpness...  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Applies to focusing on an electronic VF...   not some RF focusing 
>> gadgetry..
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> 
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
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Replies: Reply from lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] Focusing on a non-AF micro 4/3 camera with Leica lenses.... EVIL)
In reply to: Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Focusing on a non-AF micro 4/3 camera with Leica lenses.... EVIL)
Message from frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE) ([Leica] Focusing on a non-AF micro 4/3 camera with Leica lenses.... EVIL)