Thanks, Charlie.
I mistook, I thought it's small stuff for focus & display the distance.
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Michael
2008/10/27 Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Michael,
> It's nothing fancy, just a cheap 8 foot length tape measure (actually a
> free gift from the hospital one Christmas). I found I was a poor judge of
> distance between 3 and 6 feet (was a fisherman for a while); so for shots
> of
> that range I set up the camera on a tripod and simply measure the distance
> between the subject and the camera lens. The Rollei lens has no gradations
> between the foot markers but I've found it to be pretty linear for
> guesstimating where to set the lens. For example if the subject distance is
> 42", then set the focus one half the distance between 3' and 4'. Probably
> more impotant is selecting the aperture. I used to have a chart for the
> Rollei lens giving hyperfocal settings for distances and apertures. If I
> can
> find the webpage I will forward the link to you.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 6:53 AM, Michael Wong <mialop.wong@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Thanks, Charles.
> > Would you please tell me more about your small tape measure? I think it's
> > better I get one.
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Michael
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2008/10/25 Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > >
> > > Some very nice images Michael. The zone focus does take some getting
> > used
> > > to. When I use mine I carry a small tape measure for closer images.
> > >
> > > Charlie
> > >
> > > On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 8:01 AM, Michael Wong <mialop.wong@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Finally I got a Rollei 35s first. Maybe XA will be my next stuff too.
> > > >
> > > > Have taken a roll of negative film at same day after got it from post
> > > > office. Fortunately, metering & shutter speed are accurate.
> > > >
> > > > Zone focus seems not a big problem to me, just around 2-3 shots
> failed
> > > per
> > > > roll of film (normally forgot to focus before take the shot ~_~).
> > > >
> > > > Snapshot around my home to test shutter speed & light leak, film was
> > > Kodak
> > > > UltraMax 400.
> > > > http://www.michaelphotography.net/gallery/album96
> > > >
> > > > Another shots with Kodak Portra 160VC
> > > > http://www.michaelphotography.net/gallery/albums/album97/IMG3353.jpg
> > > > http://www.michaelphotography.net/gallery/albums/album97/IMG3354.jpg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ---
> > > > Michael
> > > >
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