>Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 20:40:18 -0700
>Subject: Re: focusing problems
>From: Larry Fisher <lafish3@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Went out shooting recently with my OM1 and my new-to-me made-in-Japan 50
>1.8 and virtually everything I shot at less than 5.6 was out of focus.
>This middle-aged stuff is for the birds. It's not the new lens, I've been
>having trouble for a while, but was in denial. I'm hoping things get better
>when my OM-2 returns from its CLA at Camtech. It has a coarse plain matt
>screen which has always seemed easier to focus, imho. Otherwise, not sure
>what to do. An ATF wonderbrick from brand N or brand C, both of which
>offend my aesthetic sensibilities? A Contax G2, which kind of seems like a
>rich man's P&S, an Oly iS-3? I've always wanted an M Leica, but I suspect
>it's not easy to focus with middle-aged eyes either.
>
> Larry Fisher
Split screen! My middle-aged eyes say that the image on the matte area is
off focus but the split screen in the middle doesn't lie. Rangefinders are
very accurate too for ageing eyes, if correctly adjusted.
AndrewF
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