Re: [KOML] FOCUS

[omegaman <omegaman@shentel.net>]

Gregg Laiben wrote:
> 
> At 20:36 4/24/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >Are there any pointers for focusing the 60mm lens?  Do you use the
> >rangefinder?  It seems that the 60mm should have a great depth of field
> >and be good for near-far compositions.  Focus on the nearest object and
> >use the f-stop to get the background clear?  Thanks, Curtis Fant
> 
> Neither the 60mm nor the [essentially same] 58mm have the necessary pin to
> couple with the K-O rangefinder.  Both of these lenses must be focused
> using the distance scale on the focusing knob.
> 
> My Rapid 100/200 manual has a Depth of Field table for each lens for all
> apertures and distance measurements.  Using these tables, one can easily
> determine a zone of focus using the hyperfocal distance.  Or go to Bob
> Monaghan's web page and calculate the DoF using his program.  For PalmPilot
> users, there is a program available to allow you to easily calculate these
> numbers in the field.
> 
> ...gregg
Gregg:
My 58mm couples to the rangefinder on my KO Rapid M...I think the 60mm
does also.
R. Carlisle