F&^%%ng A-hole. Leica M is a RF camera, not a SLR. You are not Viewing or focusing thru the lens so it doesn't matter Whether the lens is stopped down or not for those functions. With an SLR, Which is what the M42 lenses are used on and what We were specifically talking about, you have To focus and view thru the lens and it's dimmer And with much more DOF when stopped down, so it's harder and slower To focus accurately compared to wide open, especially with good fast lenses. DUH.
Secondly, even if he wasn't using the viewfinder and had some Sort of sport finder in the hot shoe and used the DOF And scale focussed there wouldn't be anything to be gained By leaving the lens stopped down because the camera Shutter operates just as fast with the lens wide open As it does already stopped down. Its all bullshit, from both you and him. Jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 1:07 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III)- NOT You ignoramus ... there are times when shooting stopped down that there's no need to focus. That is one of the reasons for shooting stopped down. In fact, a lot of Leica M shooters still shoot that way. I certainly do. It's just a simple matter of knowing what the acceptable depth of field is @ any given aperture with the focal length of the lens you're using. Once you understand such basics, you can shoot while moving, with no need to even break stride in some instances. I've posted numerous pics here shot in just that manner. And before you call me a liar, let tell you that there are people here who are reading this thread of gone out shooting with me and seen me do it. Shel > [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell > Because his reason **given** was false. It isnt faster > To focus stopped down, especially in low light or > At smaller apertures. And I know what his next post > Is - he never stops down less than F5.6 and never shoots in low > Light which is total B.S. forthcoming. > -----Original Message----- > David Savage > WTF! > > Who the hell are you to tell someone they way the shoot is flawed. > > Pull your head in. > On 10/14/06, J. C. O'Connell > > See my last post, your reason for doing so is flawed > > And there are other reasons why its worse too. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
