Comments on: Field Review: Leica M9 (Day 4) http://www.thephoblographer.com/2010/05/20/field-review-leica-m9-day-4/ Photography: Think Simpler Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Complete Leica M9 and 35mm F2.5 Summarit Review- From ThePhoblographer.com | Blind Photographers http://www.thephoblographer.com/2010/05/20/field-review-leica-m9-day-4/#comment-600 The Complete Leica M9 and 35mm F2.5 Summarit Review- From ThePhoblographer.com | Blind Photographers Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:34:45 +0000 http://thephoblographer.com/?p=1925#comment-600 [...] Day 4- Mother’s Day. Wasn’t able to keep up with focusing on her opening her gift followed by achieving my intended composition. [...] [...] Day 4- Mother’s Day. Wasn’t able to keep up with focusing on her opening her gift followed by achieving my intended composition. [...]

]]> By: Sept jours avec le Leica M9 et son 35mm F2.5 http://www.thephoblographer.com/2010/05/20/field-review-leica-m9-day-4/#comment-599 Sept jours avec le Leica M9 et son 35mm F2.5 Fri, 28 May 2010 15:22:39 +0000 http://thephoblographer.com/?p=1925#comment-599 [...] Day 4- Mother’s Day. Wasn’t able to keep up with focusing on her opening her gift followed by achieving my intended composition. [...] [...] Day 4- Mother’s Day. Wasn’t able to keep up with focusing on her opening her gift followed by achieving my intended composition. [...]

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.thephoblographer.com/2010/05/20/field-review-leica-m9-day-4/#comment-598 Jeremy Wed, 26 May 2010 12:53:48 +0000 http://thephoblographer.com/?p=1925#comment-598 Yes, but Hendriphile, that requires a master to be using the camera. This guy has only had "years of training as a celebrity photographer." The only person who name drops more is Ken Rockwell... on second thought, no, he's second to this guy. Yes, but Hendriphile, that requires a master to be using the camera. This guy has only had “years of training as a celebrity photographer.” The only person who name drops more is Ken Rockwell… on second thought, no, he’s second to this guy.

]]> By: hendriphile http://www.thephoblographer.com/2010/05/20/field-review-leica-m9-day-4/#comment-597 hendriphile Sat, 22 May 2010 07:22:04 +0000 http://thephoblographer.com/?p=1925#comment-597 "Accurate and precise focusing is still a problem..." The old masters tell us that the true Leica approach does not involve careful re-focusing and metering in between each shot (assuming no dramatic changes in lighting). Especially with say a 35mm or 28mm lens, modifying the initially-set focus by feel using the focusing tab (which can be learned fairly quickly) gives acceptable results faster than an electronic autofocus system. “Accurate and precise focusing is still a problem…”

The old masters tell us that the true Leica approach does not involve careful re-focusing and metering in between each shot (assuming no dramatic changes in lighting). Especially with say a 35mm or 28mm lens, modifying the initially-set focus by feel using the focusing tab (which can be learned fairly quickly) gives acceptable results faster than an electronic autofocus system.

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