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 p.2 #5 · Alternate camera bodies for Leica M lenses | |
Rynleung wrote:
To be clear, i want to take pics of moving objects like pets and kids with Leica lens. I found it very difficult with my M9, but I am not sure if M10 will be that different. That’s why I have this question.
Well, you may already be acquainted with these techniques, but I reckoned that I should ask if you have tried setting the aperture for ample DOF, and pre-setting the distance, before taking the shot, or, when conditions permit, keeping the lens set at hyper-focal? Trying to focus on moving pets and children, with a rangefinder, or with a viewfinder, is a formidable challenge, regardless of the camera brand. This works better with wider-angle lenses, which have more DOF than normal and telephoto lenses.
An example is to use a 28mm lens, with the aperture of f/8, and the distance set at about 12 to 15 feet. Everything from six feet to infinity should be within acceptable focus. If a subject is closer than six feet, move the focusing tab to the three-feet mark. A 35mm lens will less DOF, for any given distance.
This is independent of camera or lens brand. I often used manual-focus Nikon lenses, with a Novoflex adapter, on Canon DSLRs. (Manual-focus Nikkors were an economical way for my wife and I to share lenses. Her employer issued Nikon DSLRs, and I was using a bag of pre-owned Canon stuff.)
The M10 has a better viewfinder experience, in my opinion, than the M9, especially as I normally shoot while wearing prescription eyeglasses. I only experimented with pre-owned M9 cameras, at a nearby camera store. It was the availability of a really nice pre-owned Summilix-M 50mm ASPH that prompted me to add the Leica system, and I started with an M10 body.
Edited to add: A 50mm lens, or longer, has little-enough DOF to make it necessary to use the viewfinder to achieve acceptable focus. The longest lens I will use, by setting the distance scale, is a 45mm, though it is not Leica, but a Nikkor, a “pancake” 45mm f/2.8P (AI-P) lens, which protrudes little more than a body cap, when in place on my D5. 
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