Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The most recent X firmware (XE-1 and XE-2 at least) have an AF+M setting. You can autofocus and then if you wish refine it with manual focus and peaking. I thought it was pretty handy. Ken On 3/26/2015 3:33 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Very nice and sharp. I am still trying to figure out whether focus peaking > is relevant to my style of shooting (a fancy way of saying that I am still > trying to figure out how to use it). > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 26 Mar 2015, at 09:12, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: >> >> HI Luggers, >> At Shogun Camera, Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, owner Denny Cheung sold me a >> Nikon F to Fuji X Metabones adapter. >> This will let me use my few remaining Leica R lenses already re-bayoneted >> to Nikon F mounts on my Fuji X cameras. >> I tried a 50mm Nikkor f1.4 on the adapter with the XT 1. I switched the >> focus mode to manual and, imagine my surprised delight, >> when I held the camera up to focus and lifted my finger off the shutter >> button - focus peaking was engaged - and it >> made achieving sharp focus a snap!! >> >> Here?s Denny, perfectly in focus, and in B&W as processed in CS6 >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2015/DennyCheungShogun.jpg.html> >> >> And here?s Denny?s young assistant - the photo processed the same way. >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2015/VictorShogun.jpg.html> >> >> Please look large - C&C always welcome. >> >> Howard >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information