Focusing with the M10-D

[pico]

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5 minutes ago, ramarren said:

When I'm shooting, I just leave my cameras turned on. I only power them off when I've stopped shooting for a time. That seems simplest to me. 

Simple is good. Batteries are cheap.

 

[IkarusJohn]

1 hour ago, ramarren said:

When I'm shooting, I just leave my cameras turned on. I only power them off when I've stopped shooting for a time. That seems simplest to me. 

I agree that is where I will end up.  Years of habit has my right digit rubbing the collar on the shutter release to turn the camera on and off after every shot.  Having the camera on, and pressing the shutter release to wake up the camera won't be hard to learn, I'm sure.

[Jeff S]

14 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said:

This automatic magnification is a mixed blessing. It irritates me when the slightest touch on the focus ring results in magnification, so I lose the composition. I've tried both and prefer magnification to be my choice, not the camera's.

Chaemono discussed above how to avoid auto magnification.

Jeff

[LocalHero1953]

6 hours ago, Jeff S said:

Chaemono discussed above how to avoid auto magnification.

Jeff

Half pressing the shutter while doing something else is a hassle. By not using auto magnification at all, I avoid that hassle.

[Chaemono]

Exactly. One implements something that she or he doesn’t want to begin with only to have to take another action to undo it when composing. Obviously, my comment was meant as additional information for John who loves the way auto magnification was implemented to begin with. 

[bocaburger]

Back in the day, people on Leica forums routinely asserted the inferiority of AF-SLR's citing the bullseyed sensor point (pre- multisensor days) as well as finder blackout due to mirror flipping.  Of course the rangefinder patch was also centered.  And EVF's have as much if not more blackout than an SLR.   The fact is, for shooting a randomly-moving subject with a lens whose focal length and aperture leave it with only an inch or two of DOF, the predictive multi-sensor AF of modern, high-end dSLRs, while far from perfect or foolproof, has a far greater hit-rate than anything else in terms of focus.  I still rather travel with a Leica than a giant AF-dSLR with its giant AF lenses, but focusing shallow DOF on moving subjects is a huge challenge with the Leica regardless of OVF or EVF,  and still more a matter of luck than skill for me after 50 years of trying. 

[jdlaing]

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Open up the depth of field. No problem.

[bocaburger]

On 12/18/2018 at 1:32 PM, jdlaing said:

Open up the depth of field. No problem.

True, if one is willing to stop down to cover focusing inaccuracies and relinquish shallow DOF as a tool for pictorial effect, then precise focusing becomes less of a criterion in choosing a camera system. 

[lct]

1 hour ago, bocaburger said:

True, if one is willing to stop down to cover focusing inaccuracies and relinquish shallow DOF as a tool for pictorial effect, then precise focusing becomes less of a criterion in choosing a camera system. 

True for film and low magnifications but not that much for large ones and/or pixel peeping where nailing focus may prove necessary given that DoF is reduced accordingly.