couple of simple questions on X1

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It's late and I find the manual (and all manuals) sometimes a little confusing..

 

But I can't find a clear explaination about the differences between 1 Point and 1 Point H are? and same for 11 Point...what's the H mean?

 

Just read about how image stabilization works...I think I get it (as said I am sorta slow in my reading comprehension these days...information overload!) Does using image stabilzation slow down the focus or use of the camera?

 

Another stupid question...but between choices of 1 Point, 11 point, and spot (regardless of what the 'H' means) are any of these choices 'faster' for focus acquisition?

 

Lastly...when using manual focus, I learned the focus screen can be moved of course...but it only appears for a couple of seconds to use and hopefully achieve focus..is there a way to keep that screen up for longer?

 

Lastly again...what is the difference between AF and AF Macro...I suppose it is the same as the switch on some Canon lenses to use between certain ranges?

 

SOrry for the obvious questions...but want to make sure I am getting all this right.

 

OK one more question while I am embarrassing myself!

 

WHen I finally get the Leica Viewfinder, what information will I see in it? purely focus confirmation? Not sure what the viewfinder does other than to help frame the shot.

 

New to rangefinders and Leica..

 

Good night and thanks for reading..

[wda]

The H variant is faster.

AF Macro applies to a slightly closer range as defined in the manual. Leaving the AF on macro is slightly slower, so if AF speed is an issue for you, avoid AF Macro unless working at close range.

 

The optical viewfinder does not show electronic information. It is clear and uncluttered apart from a dotted line which shows the limit in shooting close subjects. (Parallax correction).

 

Back to 11 Point mode; this is really useful, but be aware that the focus point will tend to settle on the nearest object enclosed in one of the rectangles. You can check this on the LCD to ensure that is what you want. If not, select spot mode, focus and hold while recomposing and shooting.

 

Hope that helps you.

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The H variant is faster.

AF Macro applies to a slightly closer range as defined in the manual. Leaving the AF on macro is slightly slower, so if AF speed is an issue for you, avoid AF Macro unless working at close range.

 

The optical viewfinder does not show electronic information. It is clear and uncluttered apart from a dotted line which shows the limit in shooting close subjects. (Parallax correction).

 

Back to 11 Point mode; this is really useful, but be aware that the focus point will tend to settle on the nearest object enclosed in one of the rectangles. You can check this on the LCD to ensure that is what you want. If not, select spot mode, focus and hold while recomposing and shooting.

 

Hope that helps you.

 

thank you, it does.

[diogenis]

It appears that Leica tried those various AF modes to make the system faster or more accurate. Therefore:

 

The fastest of all with a smaller or larger hit in accuracy is 11 points H, for fast moving targets (H stands for high speed). Just 11 points for a good mix of accuracy/speed

Then one point H or simple..

And last the slowest is the spot but accurate AF, which is there for fine details (but slow)

Then you have MacroFocus, that is you can focus anywhere from 30cm to inf. This is an addon in the previous options in both speed and results. If you don't use MF you can only focus from 60cm to inf, but slightly faster.

 

And finally you have the infamous face detection

Leica should have made a nice table showing all that instead of several pages of literature

 

I believe that because of all this complexity, some reviewers concluded that AF of the camera is slow. Me too, coming from an M8 when I first tried it I used the spot (If I remember) which must be the slowest of them all, except the spot+MF. I remember Stevehuff calling this the fastest mode... A small and elegant table was all that was needed to draw results...

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It appears that Leica tried those various AF modes to make the system faster or more accurate. Therefore:

 

The fastest of all with a smaller or larger hit in accuracy is 11 points H, for fast moving targets (H stands for high speed). Just 11 points for a good mix of accuracy/speed

Then one point H or simple..

And last the slowest is the spot but accurate AF, which is there for fine details (but slow)

Then you have MacroFocus, that is you can focus anywhere from 30cm to inf. This is an addon in the previous options in both speed and results. If you don't use MF you can only focus from 60cm to inf, but slightly faster.

 

And finally you have the infamous face detection

Leica should have made a nice table showing all that instead of several pages of literature

 

Thank you! It's not like I am not reading the manual...I am surrounded by manuals but sometimes I find (always actually) to follow ...

 

Thanks again!