WillGood Posted November 4, 2006 Share #1 Posted November 4, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi there Ive shot 2 rolls of film & I really love the lens on this P&S, Scans nicely to 8X10, 11X14 prints. However - I am experiencing an odd focusing issue: Shooting a portrait at 70mm the camera is focusing on the chest area and ignoring the eye area (and yes I use many camera systems - digital & film - and know how to focus, thank you!) It appears the focussing is off-calibration. Am I missing anything, Minilux People?! Thanks William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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masjah Posted November 4, 2006 Share #2 Posted November 4, 2006 Will I apologise if this is condescending - it's not meant to be, but it's all I can think of. With my Minilux 40/2.4 (I presume the zoom is the same) it's only the very small square in the centre which the camera uses to define the plane of focus. If the portrait has the chest in this square, not the eye, that is what you'll get. Point the square over the eye, half press to lock the focus, hold, then recompose as desired, then shoot with a full press. Sincere apologies if this is obvious and you are doing it anyway, but, other than a fault, it's all I can think of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillGood Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share #3 Posted November 4, 2006 Will I apologise if this is condescending - it's not meant to be, but it's all I can think of. With my Minilux 40/2.4 (I presume the zoom is the same) it's only the very small square in the centre which the camera uses to define the plane of focus. If the portrait has the chest in this square, not the eye, that is what you'll get. Point the square over the eye, half press to lock the focus, hold, then recompose as desired, then shoot with a full press. Sincere apologies if this is obvious and you are doing it anyway, but, other than a fault, it's all I can think of. Hi Masjah LOL... since Im new here, allow me to reiterate: Im a professional photographer who uses several camera systems. Ive only had this camera for a week - what a suberb little lens, especially in B&W portrait. Im going to run another test roll this morning and see if the focus problem is repeated consistantly. You can see one of the Leica shots here: Portfolio Website - William W Good - Photographer - Editorial - Fashion - Advertising go to last gallery in the portfolio: "Mix" - its the first image in the gallery. Thanks for your response William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted November 4, 2006 Share #4 Posted November 4, 2006 Will Then let me renew my apologies (also for not reading your post carefully)! Sounds very much like a fault then. Fully agree about the lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillGood Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share #5 Posted November 4, 2006 Will Then let me renew my apologies (also for not reading your post carefully)! Sounds very much like a fault then. Fully agree about the lens. No need for that.... I would give the same advice! Cheers William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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