tobinharris
Established
Hello good R-D1 folk,
Well, I've had the CV 40mm f1.4 for a few weeks now, and given it a few good trials out and about. I bought it for low-light use - parties, pubs, and such things.
The problem is, 90% of the time I can't focus the darn thing! Every now and again I get a nice one, like this (which is still a bit soft):

Aww, bless by tobinharris, on Flickr
But most come out really "soft", like this:

2am Bobbles by tobinharris, on Flickr
How do I get that crisp, sharp image at night!?
Seems like f1.4 is amazing for light, but hard to focus that shallow DOF. Finding a good focusing edge in the R-D1 viewfinder can be really hard at night, which makes the problem worse.
Would be great to know how you guys get your wonderful night shots.
Tobes
Well, I've had the CV 40mm f1.4 for a few weeks now, and given it a few good trials out and about. I bought it for low-light use - parties, pubs, and such things.
The problem is, 90% of the time I can't focus the darn thing! Every now and again I get a nice one, like this (which is still a bit soft):

Aww, bless by tobinharris, on Flickr
But most come out really "soft", like this:

2am Bobbles by tobinharris, on Flickr
How do I get that crisp, sharp image at night!?
Seems like f1.4 is amazing for light, but hard to focus that shallow DOF. Finding a good focusing edge in the R-D1 viewfinder can be really hard at night, which makes the problem worse.
Would be great to know how you guys get your wonderful night shots.
Tobes