Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/31

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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Leitz Wetzlar Summicron-R 1:2 / 35 on Leica M: So, so sweet.
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:37:25 -0500
References: <39B2CB8F-B7CA-4190-B819-AAB735ED88B6@icloud.com> <C6EA3959-B90C-47B0-A8B2-07FBC0438EFD@frozenlight.eu> <774CEAE2-0E7D-43C3-A3AC-F31DF2BD3E72@icloud.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9F851666B@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org>

On Jul 31, 2014, at 5:06 AM, John McMaster wrote:

> DoF can be very thin and what sort of shutter speeds are you talking 
> about? I do not use the EVF much on mine but have found it no worse than 
> M9 (or M8 or Monochrom) in use...
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> On Jul 31, 2014, at 12:29 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 
>> The close-ups look slightly soft but the kite images are great. Good to 
>> see that your wonderful R glass has found a new home on your M.
> 
>> On 29 Jul 2014, at 00:00, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at 
>> icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> c & c always welcome and appreciated
>>> 
>>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=8943>
> 
> Yes. I seem to be having some problems with movement when handling this 
> camera at close focus; and slow shutter speeds - and even some not so slow 
> shutter speeds.
> 
> I'm attributing some of it to a fairly complex, however brief, delay with 
> the EVF.
> Sometimes I've questioned the possible shutter vibration too.
> 
> Any other M users care to weigh in on the issues?

yes well - 
the close up of the cougar head = 1/12th @ f:2, hand held 
the close up of the lens cap = 1/60 @ f:3.5, hand held (and really is tack 
sharp where I focused on the script)
The flowers were blowing around in the wind (though I thought 1/750th should 
stop them, or would have with the R8/DMR - he thinks to himself - 
rationalizing that they blew out of the plane of focus between "seeing the 
focus, clicking the shutter, and shutter firing)

Obviously too many variables for accurate analysis.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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Replies: Reply from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] IMGs: Leitz Wetzlar Summicron-R 1:2 / 35 on Leica M: So, so sweet.)
In reply to: Message from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMGs: Leitz Wetzlar Summicron-R 1:2 / 35 on Leica M: So, so sweet.)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] IMGs: Leitz Wetzlar Summicron-R 1:2 / 35 on Leica M: So, so sweet.)
Message from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMGs: Leitz Wetzlar Summicron-R 1:2 / 35 on Leica M: So, so sweet.)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] IMGs: Leitz Wetzlar Summicron-R 1:2 / 35 on Leica M: So, so sweet.)