250swb Posted September 21, 2021 Share #41  Posted September 21, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 3 minutes ago, i8z said: I have studied Winogrand for years, his work is amazing and I frequently get lost in his photographs. I didn't realize he was using hyperfocal focusing, thank you. Not always, but in milling crowds who wouldn't? It's horses for courses, but on top of that he wasn't doing photography just for himself where failure can be shrugged off, he was working for papers and magazines where sharp photographs were expected, so using the best technique at any one time was important. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kriehuber Posted September 22, 2021 Share #42  Posted September 22, 2021 vor 7 Stunden schrieb i8z: I have studied Winogrand for years, his work is amazing and I frequently get lost in his photographs. I didn't realize he was using hyperfocal focusing, thank you. Since he used a M2 and ( more prominently a M4 ) he used a extern 28mm viewfinder ( the one from Leica ). In a couple of interviews he says how important it is for him to always look through the viewfinder when taking the picture. Thats why he focused via hyperlocal or to be more precise, he focused by feel ( feeling where the focus tab is on the lens ), Because when shooting the scenes he shot, there is no time to focus through the rangefinder and then to compose through the external viewfinder. Then the moment would be gone and out of focus and since you can focus precisely without the rangefinder when shooting at f5.6 . f22 ( on the Elamrit he used ) using the external finder was a really easy solution to get good framing. That way he could archive good focus and nice framing, while being extremely fast. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted September 23, 2021 Share #43  Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) I was taught a little differently than some of you. For "street" photography, I was taught to assume I would get the central subject in reasonable focus, but to determine in advance what the approximate subject-camera distance would be...and set that distance on the lens. Then either let the subject walk into that distance, or do the walking myself. In the attached photo, I knew raising the camera would adversely affect the subject's expression, so I preset everything, used the M4's built in timer, and casually walked by my subject with my camera on a shoulder strap at hip level. Leica M4/35mm Summaron 2.8 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited September 23, 2021 by spydrxx forgot to list camera info 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/324688-using-f11-for-100-of-my-leica-mda-photos-hyper-focal-focus-question/?do=findComment&comment=4280245'>More sharing options...
grahamc Posted September 24, 2021 Share #44  Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, spydrxx said: I was taught a little differently than some of you. For "street" photography, I was taught to assume I would get the central subject in reasonable focus, but to determine in advance what the approximate subject-camera distance would be...and set that distance on the lens. Then either let the subject walk into that distance, or do the walking myself. In the attached photo, I knew raising the camera would adversely affect the subject's expression, so I preset everything, used the M4's built in timer, and casually walked by my subject with my camera on a shoulder strap at hip level. Leica M4/35mm Summaron 2.8 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Nice.  yes I tend to do similar , in terms of focusing if I am in a location then I set a convenient / realistic range starting with where I think my subject will be .  eg 3m-10m, etc etc .  But when 'not much is happening' in down time, or when walking between potential locations I set the focus point to ' oo ' in case something quickly pops up and could be at any distance.  I suppose we all focus the rangefinder also when there is time.  Good results here from your stealth technique - it's an ongoing battle of imagination on the street that's for sure  Edited September 24, 2021 by grahamc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted September 24, 2021 Share #45  Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) This is a shot that I was talking about earlier in the thread, I have just got this back from the lab and was worried he may be much more blurred with motion. only after I left the scene I realised I was shooting 1/125 which I thought may not have been quick enough .  But I am happy with the slight blur. There was time to focus as he was cool with being photographed . Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited September 24, 2021 by grahamc 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/324688-using-f11-for-100-of-my-leica-mda-photos-hyper-focal-focus-question/?do=findComment&comment=4280602'>More sharing options...
Ernest Posted October 8, 2021 Share #46  Posted October 8, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 6:49 AM, 250swb said: There are all sorts of rules that can be broken accidentally or intentionally as long as they work together and add to a narrative. Consider this photo by William Klein, technically it's a dogs dinner of elements a photo club would mark down as faults, parts are vastly over exposed, there is motion blur, and the foreground people are out of focus. Yet in the visual chaos the eye is drawn to the old woman with crossed hands and the man wearing two hats. It's a photograph that isn't clear as to exactly what's happening, but the viewer isn't short of stories they can imagine. https://www.michaelhoppengallery.com/artists/66-william-klein/overview/#/artworks/11698  Thanks for the link to Klein! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Posted November 26, 2021 Share #47  Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) MDa Summaron-M 28mm Such a light point-and-shoot. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited November 26, 2021 by Ernest 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/324688-using-f11-for-100-of-my-leica-mda-photos-hyper-focal-focus-question/?do=findComment&comment=4320943'>More sharing options...
Ernest Posted November 26, 2021 Share #48  Posted November 26, 2021 2nd Street Shore MDa Summaron-M 28mm Portra 800 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/324688-using-f11-for-100-of-my-leica-mda-photos-hyper-focal-focus-question/?do=findComment&comment=4320949'>More sharing options...
Danner Posted November 27, 2021 Share #49  Posted November 27, 2021 16 hours ago, Ernest said: MDa Summaron-M 28mm Such a light point-and-shoot. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Perfect street-shooter, right there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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