Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 30, 2014 Share #121 Â Posted August 30, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Having the SEM21, Voigtlaender 12, and Apo Telyt-R 180, I find the EVF very convenient.Optical VF are so last millennium... Ive tried both the Leica and Olimpus EVF and they are both crap..............I either use the OVF or LV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CheshireCat Posted August 30, 2014 Share #122 Â Posted August 30, 2014 Ive tried both the Leica and Olimpus EVF and they are both crap..............I either use the OVF or LV Â Agreed, the EVF is crap. Â But the OVF does not help framing at 21mm, and has no focus peaking when you adapt non-RF lenses. Â About LV on the back screen, good luck using it outdoor in sunny places like everywhere in California. If your location is Malaysia, you should have troubles as well... at least with focus peaking and long lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 30, 2014 Share #123 Â Posted August 30, 2014 Califormiie or wherever it is you are talking about can't be any sunnier than Malaysia and it works great here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted August 30, 2014 Share #124  Posted August 30, 2014 Califormiie or wherever it is you are talking about can't be any sunnier than Malaysia and it works great here  .. I had just edited my previous message. What about focus peaking with tele lenses ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 30, 2014 Share #125 Â Posted August 30, 2014 No need to use focus peaking with 21mm just use f5.6 and everything will be in focus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Branch Posted September 3, 2014 Share #126  Posted September 3, 2014 No need to use focus peaking with 21mm just use f5.6 and everything will be in focus  I'm concerned that the "just use f5.6" message is beginning to gain traction.  It may be true for images on the web but for large prints, e.g. A2, it is not true. The plane of sharp focus is often too apparent and the out of focus parts too obvious under such conditions. Correct focus is, it turns out, quite critical.  Surprised me at first but I have grown to realise that in the digital world and using Leica lenses the old assumptions about Depth of Field are no longer valid.  The problem is without doubt exacerbated by modern Leica lenses which are so sharp in the plane of focus that the eye immediately notices the parts that are not quite so sharp.  I do wonder some times if this is why some people prefer to use "older glass" - it's a lot more forgiving in this respect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordvik Posted September 3, 2014 Share #127 Â Posted September 3, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I don't support the "5,6 and everything will be in focus" either. Correct focus is critical if you print A2 using 21mm at 5,6. And correct focus for me is at the main subject, not using any theoretical zone focus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted September 3, 2014 Share #128 Â Posted September 3, 2014 Hey, wasn't it "f/8 and be there" ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted September 9, 2014 Share #129 Â Posted September 9, 2014 I don't support the "5,6 and everything will be in focus" either. Correct focus is critical if you print A2 using 21mm at 5,6. And correct focus for me is at the main subject, not using any theoretical zone focus. Â It depends. Â Not all photos need to be critically sharp and in focus, even when printed very large. The style and the subject matter do not always require it and as we know some great photos have been at least slightly out of focus. Â But I agree that when they do, they do, and then there's no substitute for getting it right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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