Re: Prefocusing a rangefinder

2001-12-14 Thread Peter Lacus
Hello Mike, Mike Johnston wrote: On the Leica M6 with the 35mm Summicron and selected other lenses you can do what's called prefocusing. What you do is practice looking at objects and setting the approximate focus by feel. You reference infinity by pushing the focusing tab all the way

Prefocusing a rangefinder

2001-12-13 Thread Mike Johnston
I guess one of the reasons I keep considering one is that there are people who are very fast with them. Maybe it just takes some practice. Actually it takes a LOT of practice. I personally believe daily practice is necessary, even if it's only five or ten minutes' worth. Also, most people who