Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim, You should've popped the lens near wide open and turned off Auto-focus! Then you'd have lots of sharp images. Actually the closer you are to the fence the less fence is seen and the umpire would be sharp! When I was shooting my grandson as a baseball pitcher my lens was nearly always wide open and the lens outer lens barrel ring was touching the fence and I never looked to see where the wire crossed the lens. This completely made the fence so far out of focus you never saw any effects of the fence and the pitcher was always tack sharp! Obviously the outer lens barrel metal or whatever touched the fence, But don't worry about it just shoot away and all will be cool! :-) cheers Dr. ted :-) -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Nichols Sent: May-10-16 10:29 AM To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion Subject: [Leica] IMG: A Lesson That Should Have Been Obvious Autofocus can be a blessing when shooting sports, but not if one is shooting through the fence. This friendly umpire chatted with my family members several times between innings, and I attempted to snap a photo. But, as I should have expected, the focus is on the fence wire. And I am not proficient enough at shooting MF with an AF lens to attempt a changeover on the fly. http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF3448fm.tif.html Fuji X-E1 with Fuji 27mm Pancake lens Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated. -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus