Pixel Peeping

[mountainrivera]

I own both Canon L lenses and a Leica M8 (50 and 90mm summicrons). Can't help myself but I do view images at full size to se if I nailed the focus. More times than not canon's AF system (currently classic 1D - L glass) nails it - less so on the Leica system. Prints and slideshow on a 15 inch mac look great. Curious about others' thoughts on pixel peeping.

thnx

 

[jky]

...don't care much about it personally just as long as the final product (print) looks fine to my eyes...
Now if a print looks awful such as an unsharp/misfocused image, then I'll peep to see which is the culprit - the body/lens/or the photographer 😉
Otherwise, I don't bother.

 

[mountainrivera]

Hear ya. I should have added that the reason for the difference is not the M8 but the fact that the AF is just more precise than I am.

 

[bottley1]

reminds me of the "grain-sniffers" of yore, so beloved of camera clubs.....

 

[mountainrivera]

Are you talking about exposure of focus?

oops, meant focus.....lol, a digital grain sniffer.

 

[ChrisN]

My only digital is SLR, but yes, I do this with manual-focus lenses. The auto-focus system is pretty reliable, now that I have it adjusted for each lens I use.

"Grain sniifers" - aahhh, I love the smell of HP5 grain in the morning!