Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted July 31, 2017 Share #1 Posted July 31, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've been shooting with my SL for I've a year now and love the fact that you can " while looking through the viewfinder" you can move the focus point anywhere on the screen to nail the focus. WTF they can't incorporate that into the Soo7 with a firmware update I don't get it. My Nikon D5 which is also a DSLR has this fetus built in, so it doesn't need to be a IVF. Yesterday I did a nude photo shoot and found it very difficult to nail focus after re composing......... pictures to follow Frustrated Neil Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ingo Posted July 31, 2017 Share #2 Posted July 31, 2017 I don't own a S007 but a Phase One XF which also has only one focus point. I don't think that this can be enhanced by a firmware update but would need additional hardware. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted July 31, 2017 Share #3 Posted July 31, 2017 [...] Yesterday I did a nude photo shoot and found it very difficult to nail focus after re composing......... pictures to follow Frustrated Neil Distraction? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted July 31, 2017 Share #4 Posted July 31, 2017 Distraction?I don't think so. I even thought about changing my 120mm lens to the 30mm lens and just shoot with the model in the middle and crop for composition but reluctant to do that as it would be a waist. In hindsight I should have just used my SL with either my Noctilux or 90mm Apple as I don't see myself printing anything bigger that A3+ for my portfolio. Neil Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted July 31, 2017 Share #5 Posted July 31, 2017 Fuji GFX50S!!! Just saying...... The next S had better be an SL on steroids or Leica will lose significant traction/opportunity in the mirrorless MF market. Right now, Fuji is killing it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted July 31, 2017 Share #6 Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) By steroids I mean 60MP+, not necessarily physical size, which in fact should diminish with the absence of a mirror box. Edited July 31, 2017 by jplomley Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaubauu2009 Posted July 31, 2017 Share #7 Posted July 31, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Dude, that's not a firmware thing.... The hardware module just does not have this kind of capability. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted July 31, 2017 Share #8 Posted July 31, 2017 Dude, that's not a firmware thing.... The hardware module just does not have this kind of capability.Cool. I'm a roughneck I wouldn't have a clue........ that's why I ask these kind of questions here as there's an aloof lot smarter folks on her Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliberate1 Posted July 31, 2017 Share #9 Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) Neil, when I shoot in the nude my focus tends to wander as well. Sometimes it is a hardware problem and sometimes software. Regrettably, with a fixed lens, remedies are limited. Cheers, mate. David Edited July 31, 2017 by Deliberate1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted July 31, 2017 Share #10 Posted July 31, 2017 Neil, when I shoot in the nude my focus tends to wander as well. Sometimes it is a hardware problem and sometimes software. Regrettably, with a fixed lens, remedies are limited. Cheers, mate. David DaveMy previous thread fixed the soft bits. https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/272227-substitute-for-viagra/?fromsearch=1 I'm still leaning towards SL over S for shooting naked models as the IVF just makes it so much easier Neil 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted July 31, 2017 Share #11 Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) IV I'm still leaning towards SL over S for shooting naked models as the IVF just makes it so much easier IVF - in vitro fertilisation. Interesting aspiration whilst shooting naked models. Edited July 31, 2017 by MarkP 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted July 31, 2017 Share #12 Posted July 31, 2017 IV IVF - in vitro fertilisation. Interesting aspiration whilst shooting naked models. EVF Mark 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest VVJ Posted August 1, 2017 Share #14 Posted August 1, 2017 I've been shooting with my SL for I've a year now and love the fact that you can " while looking through the viewfinder" you can move the focus point anywhere on the screen to nail the focus. WTF they can't incorporate that into the Soo7 with a firmware update I don't get it. My Nikon D5 which is also a DSLR has this fetus built in, so it doesn't need to be a IVF. Yesterday I did a nude photo shoot and found it very difficult to nail focus after re composing......... pictures to follow Frustrated Neil It is actually beyond my understanding why this is not a standard feature in any camera that gets released nowadays... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted August 1, 2017 Share #15 Posted August 1, 2017 Assuming full length framing with standard lens in studio lighting? My solution is typically f/9.5 for which I have my lighting adjusted, Manual Focus mode with AF by the rear button, actuate that with reticle on near eye, then recompose as you want, just re-activating that that AF perhaps every 10 to 20 frames if model is working at a reasonably consistent distance. So you are utilising the acceptable DoF obviously.Depends in how you are the model are working of course. For me with a set where the model is in continuous movement (not static poses) the shot rate might be quite high in a series (perhaps a frame every 2 to 3 seconds). Perhaps a couple of % at a guess I will have missed best sharpness.If you are working with static poses it is just easier all around due to the more deliberate timing but I use the same method.The other assistance I use is to always always work with a good tripod and I use movement on a ballhead to tilt the reticle to that near eye then recompose, without altering the basic camera distance. If I am shooting more closely say head and shoulders with the 120 the DoF is very unforgiving of course. My compromise now is to centre that near eye and crop after, more than aim/recompose. Again though the tripod makes all the difference if you do that.I would like for Leica to implement that true focus capability as Hasselblad has done with their OVF models.I actually got the SL too specifically for this movable AF point option but paradoxically I do worse with it thus far. I've shot much more with the S bodies though. If a hypothetical Typ 008 or S3 I guess worked like the SL I guess I might be tempted to look. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 1, 2017 Share #16 Posted August 1, 2017 Assuming full length framing with standard lens in studio lighting? My solution is typically f/9.5 for which I have my lighting adjusted, Manual Focus mode with AF by the rear button, actuate that with reticle on near eye, then recompose as you want, just re-activating that that AF perhaps every 10 to 20 frames if model is working at a reasonably consistent distance. So you are utilising the acceptable DoF obviously. Depends in how you are the model are working of course. For me with a set where the model is in continuous movement (not static poses) the shot rate might be quite high in a series (perhaps a frame every 2 to 3 seconds). Perhaps a couple of % at a guess I will have missed best sharpness. If you are working with static poses it is just easier all around due to the more deliberate timing but I use the same method. The other assistance I use is to always always work with a good tripod and I use movement on a ballhead to tilt the reticle to that near eye then recompose, without altering the basic camera distance. If I am shooting more closely say head and shoulders with the 120 the DoF is very unforgiving of course. My compromise now is to centre that near eye and crop after, more than aim/recompose. Again though the tripod makes all the difference if you do that. I would like for Leica to implement that true focus capability as Hasselblad has done with their OVF models. I actually got the SL too specifically for this movable AF point option but paradoxically I do worse with it thus far. I've shot much more with the S bodies though. If a hypothetical Typ 008 or S3 I guess worked like the SL I guess I might be tempted to look. Thanks for taking the time David to explain what works okay for you. I haven't even looked at the pictures I took on Sunday but hopefully I will have got some sharp pictures. Raina looked lovely so hopefully I did her some justice. Pictures to follow Neil Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted August 2, 2017 Share #17 Posted August 2, 2017 You are welcome Fred Cheers Not David 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 2, 2017 Share #18 Posted August 2, 2017 You are welcome Fred Cheers Not David Sorry Geoff......getting old Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jip Posted August 2, 2017 Share #19 Posted August 2, 2017 S007 only has one hardware focus point, you could do contrast detection focus in live view though Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted August 2, 2017 Share #20 Posted August 2, 2017 S007 only has one hardware focus point, you could do contrast detection focus in live view though Jip I tried that but I think it's very impersonal shooting a model like that. I went through the pictures and surprisingly there are many sharp sharp focus Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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