Guy Mancuso
Administrator, Instructor
I really like the idea of the use of the Lasers. I tried to guess a few times and I am pretty good at short distances . I was off more times than not. The Leica Disto 5 looks like a photographers friend to me.
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Very nice idea here very nice indeedthis is really a great strength of this camera!
However it's not impossible to hit focus with other tech cameras...
At closer distances focussing on the ground glass works really accurate for me. The real challenge are farther distances close but not quite ininity.
I came up with this workaround ... the increments are still quite rough but it works really well... as long as my laser distometer works.
(in case that the snapshot is too soft... I taped additional indications on the lens and listed them on the side of the lens panel. In this case 4 indications for 12, 16, 27 and 50 meters distances on the 70HR lens).
thanks! just a "classical" workaround.Very nice idea here very nice indeed
Exactly -- the distance you use to calibrate is irrelevant, since the scale is linear. If it's plus one point off at 3 meters, it will be plus one point off at infinity.On the Rm3D - as far as my understanding goes - you can also set up the camera to a subject that is, say, 5 meters away (exactly 5 meters). Now set the lens to the respective value and take a capture. See if focus hits the right spot. If not, figure out how to compensate... If the compensation is, say, 5 steps more (or less) you can use those plus/minus 5 steps for all distances and all lenses (as long as they are accurately adjusted ex factory).
Her lens came packaged with a flash drive with the correction software on it direct from Schneider -- However, it's virtually irrelevant if using C1 and LCC...BTW... Terry, make sure to download the "Alpa Lens Corrector" (it's free!).
There is a profile for your P40+ & 35XL.
Considering the Cube instructions and having the Cube seemingly fall apart in my hands on adjusting one of the screws a half-turn too much----I can't imagine the angst of turning an adjustment screw and having the Rm3d completely implode.... Did it come with a nice black corrugated cardboard box?If you've read this far.... if you thought the cube instructions were pretty funny considering the product price....be prepared the Rm3d instructions are very similarly presented.
Jack, the Alpa Lens Corrector doesn't correct light falloff and/or color cast. It corrects distortion. It can also correct distortion on captures taken with shift (consequently you can also use it when you are stitching multiple images). IQ is outstanding - you see literally no image degradation.Her lens came packaged with a flash drive with the correction software on it direct from Schneider -- However, it's virtually irrelevant if using C1 and LCC...
Terry, to my eyes (based on that web image) you got back focus in this image.And some close focus practice (four feet to the vertical on the anchor)
Wow! Well that certainly explains why you were selling off all that gear.
Congratulations! Now we just need to get you a 6X9 film back for that puppy.