vikasmg Posted March 31, 2013 Share #1 Posted March 31, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I focused on the same subject using the rangefinder and the rear display with x5 focus aid using a 90mm Summarit a stop or two down from maximum Aperture. I took two shots with the latter but the one shot with the rangefinder trumps them both. I focussed on the beak of the brass bird in front. In some situations I am sure the electronics will help but in good light I thought this really shows the worth of Leica's rangefinder. Vikas M Gore | Rangefinder focus Slight colour adjustment to make it marginally cooler in PP and a bit of cropping to remove a bit more of the person on the right. The peak focusing aid was visible but in this context somehow not as useful as I thought it might be. Perhaps the red and the brass are too close in colour. - Vikas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 Hi vikasmg, Take a look here I still love the Rangefinder. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wattsy Posted March 31, 2013 Share #2 Posted March 31, 2013 I'm sure the photos are very interesting but do you seriously expect anyone to register their email address to view them? Why not just post them here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted March 31, 2013 True enough. I'll remove the email requirement! Just a default from my site. Give me a few minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted March 31, 2013 Share #4 Posted March 31, 2013 I focused on the same subject using the rangefinder and the rear display with x5 focus aid using a 90mm Summarit a stop or two down from maximum Aperture. I took two shots with the latter but the one shot with the rangefinder trumps them both. I focussed on the beak of the brass bird in front. - Vikas All this tells me is that you don't know how to focus and shoot with focus peaking. I agree that the rangefinder is faster, and has many other advantages that I don't need to rehash here. However not being able to get a sharp image with Live View is your fault, not the M240's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) All this tells me is that you don't know how to focus and shoot with focus peaking. ... That may well be :-). I was not trying to trash Live View focussing in a bout of M9 nostalgia. I'm lucky I did not have to sell my M9 to finance the M240 because it's going to be useful to have two bodies. But I know I would prefer having two M240s if given the choice. I think Live View/focus peaking is going to be a very useful feature for me quite frequently. - Vikas Edited March 31, 2013 by vikasmg reducing quoted text to the relevant portion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted March 31, 2013 Share #6 Posted March 31, 2013 I believe the rangefinder in the M240 is the best one I have ever owned. Not only is it the best calibrated rangefinder I have ever received new from Leica, the LED framelines help much more than I would have thought. It's bright and clear, and a far cry from my first Leica, a IIIC, that I began shooting with over thirty years ago. I think Leica has done an excellent job with focus peaking and focus zoom, although I think these features are much more difficult to use with the rear LCD, as opposed to the EVF. I still would like an exposure lock so I don't have to rely 100% on the meter when using focus peaking, but perhaps Leica will address this in a firmware update. FYI, I used to shoot with two M9 bodies, but now I shoot with one Leica and one Canon. You need to seriously ask yourself what the second body is for, and how you will use it. For me it made sense to find a backup that could do things the Leica could not. YMMV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted March 31, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I agree with you on the rangefinder. i started with a IIIf (was it g?) with a separate rangefinder/viewfinder peepholes which is a different experience altogether! The second body is to reduce changing lenses. I have another camera - I sometimes carry a D-Lux on short business trips for trouble-shooting site photographs and such (I'm an architect). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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