Shooting people, Scala, Realist Focusing

[P3D Eric Drysdale <edrys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello again,

Got another roll of Scala back and am delighted once again with the
results.  Even on a couple of clearly overexposed shots, the blacks were
_black_, the greys smooth and everything nice and crisp (K25 it aint,
however.)

The recent discussion emboldened me, and for the first time I shot
strangers.  Often, I've wanted to get people in a shot to add a sense of
scale, so I'd shoot from behind.  This time, I just shot. People can't
really tell what you're shooting at.  Nobody said a word.

But here's the thing.  Is my realist broken, does it have inferior lenses,
or am I just a bad photographer?  One problem I have consistently is not
standing still.  Fine.  The shot is trashed and it's my fault.  However,
since I switched cameras about 6 months ago, from an early Serial Number
Ilex Paragon 3.5 to a later, Double-Exp. David White 3.5. I've been
convinced that my shots range from the not sharp at all to the not sharp
enough.  Now, one theory I have is that the rangefinder is not accurate.
If I overcompensate for the near depth-of-field (near objects seem the most
out of focus) will things in the far distance then become out of focus? How
do I test for focusing?

-E








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