gwelland Posted March 25, 2010 Share #61 Posted March 25, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Stephen - Im still waiting to see a cat not being fuzzy, so by default they are not the right subject for non-fuzzy images. . Unfuzzy cat: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Hi gwelland, Take a look here M9 and unsharp pics - HELP!!!. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Nikkor AIS Posted March 27, 2010 Share #62 Posted March 27, 2010 I think cats and photography are a PER-fect fit:p. Sorry couldn't help myself. And I believe they make a excellent testing subjects for the capabilities of the camera/lens and more often than not the photographer. For what it's worth my kids and I could look at cat photo's all day so clearly Im biased. On a technical note, no matter how fuzzy your cat is if you manage to get at least one eye sharp than you know that you got at least some parts of the image chain going in the right direction. Nikkor 28 1.4 AF-D on Nikon D3 @1.4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiocide Posted March 28, 2010 Share #63 Posted March 28, 2010 This thread is too hilarious. $7K + in camera gear and fuzzy pictures of a cat. Somebody else can finish this sentence: My money would have been better spent...." " Da. You are right, comrade. Not every common citizen should be allowed possession of a Leica... Keep in mind that to some people $7K might not be that big a deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PayPerView Posted March 29, 2010 Share #64 Posted March 29, 2010 I'm late to the game on this thread and new to Leica and this forum but old to the Internet and many other forums. In short, I call BS on this thread.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 29, 2010 Share #65 Posted March 29, 2010 I share your suspicions...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted March 29, 2010 Share #66 Posted March 29, 2010 I think cats and photography are a PER-fect fit:p. Sorry couldn't help myself. And I believe they make a excellent testing subjects for the capabilities of the camera/lens and more often than not the photographer. For what it's worth my kids and I could look at cat photo's all day so clearly Im biased. On a technical note, no matter how fuzzy your cat is if you manage to get at least one eye sharp than you know that you got at least some parts of the image chain going in the right direction. Nikkor 28 1.4 AF-D on Nikon D3 @1.4 Waht is a Nikon picture doing on this Forum? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted March 29, 2010 Share #67 Posted March 29, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well if you read the entire thread you'd see that it isn't a BS thread, although arguably it's gone somewhat off topic from focus issues to suitability of fuzzy cats as targets for focus testing. WRT to the Nikon shot - the poster was just trying to show that fuzzy cats can be used for focus testing. But, shock horror :eek::eek:, it was a Nikon shot. (the username is a bit of a give away too btw). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 29, 2010 Share #68 Posted March 29, 2010 Making us feel good that our Leica images look so much better? Waht is a Nikon picture doing on this Forum? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted March 29, 2010 Share #69 Posted March 29, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted March 29, 2010 Share #70 Posted March 29, 2010 Time to gather the village men with their torches and pitch forks and track down and deal with those non-Leica interlopers ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 29, 2010 Share #71 Posted March 29, 2010 yes- tar and feathers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig stanton Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share #72 Posted March 29, 2010 To All. Thanks for all your comments. Have got my focusing spot on now, only used the cat for the first pic cos i was sat down and she was there!!!! Keep the cat pics coming though, mucho funny!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravastar Posted March 29, 2010 Share #73 Posted March 29, 2010 I'm late to this thread...... One thing no one has mentioned so far and worth bearing in mind, is the need to keep the main viewfinder and smaller range finder windows at the front of the camera scrupulously clean. Also the rear eyepiece. The slightest amount of finger grease etc. on any of these lowers the contrast of the images in the range finder patch making it difficult to judge coincidence. Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted March 29, 2010 Share #74 Posted March 29, 2010 I'm late to this thread...... One thing no one has mentioned so far and worth bearing in mind, is the need to keep the main viewfinder and smaller range finder windows at the front of the camera scrupulously clean. Also the rear eyepiece. The slightest amount of finger grease etc. on any of these lowers the contrast of the images in the range finder patch making it difficult to judge coincidence. Bob. Bob, Thanks. So very true. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neila Posted March 30, 2010 Share #75 Posted March 30, 2010 Hi Craig, I'm not a professional photographer and when I had my first Leica (an MP), I found focussing to be quite difficult. Every now and again I would be rewarded by a pin sharp photo, but it was a bit hit and miss. My non professional tips (having now taken thousands with my M8 but only being an amateur) would be, firstly try not to have too shallow a depth of field (where the background is massively out of focus and the subject sharp). I find this gives you very little room for manoeuvre if your focussing is a fraction off. I need glasses with only a small correction but it does make a difference in focussing, so make sure your eyesight is corrected (if needed). If you're taking people and animals, focus on the eyes rather than trying to find a straight line on the side of the face (for example). Sharp eyes tend to make a picture. Make sure your fingers aren't obscuring any of the rangefinder equipment on the front of the camera when taking a shot..... Maybe you're doing all of this and the advice is redundant! But keep on practising and I'm confident you'll be rewarded with some wonderful photographs - I only tend to keep 30% of my shots, so 70% are not exactly rubbish, but let's say they're not brilliant! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor AIS Posted March 31, 2010 Share #76 Posted March 31, 2010 Taken with my first roll with my Leica M3 and a 35 1.4 summilux on XP2 1/125 second @ 1.4 I didnt mean to make the fur on anyone's back stand up by posting a Nikkor shot on a Lecia forum. So I decided to post another cat shot this time with a Lecia:p. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likalar Posted March 31, 2010 Share #77 Posted March 31, 2010 Your Nikon shot was sharper. and you spelled Leica wrong. ;-) Larry (all in fun) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted March 31, 2010 Share #78 Posted March 31, 2010 Not just a cat shot .... A cat action shot! (and a pretty decent one too) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted March 31, 2010 Share #79 Posted March 31, 2010 According to Einstein the cat is standing still & the earth is moving. Earth action shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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