Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:11 PM 11/4/97 -0500, you wrote: >tack sharp when the distance indicator was on 300 feet. >Even when used without the extender infinity is not exactly at the >'mechanical end' of the lens.=A0 Perhaps 1 to 2 mm from the end to be tack >sharp. > >Is that something to worry? No, there isn't anything wrong. Long lenses have sometimes some play built into the focusing around infinity that compensates for the lens changing physical size with different temperatures. And I remember reading in an old Leica brochure that the 2X converter did do something like that. So don't worry. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch I am Homer of Borg, prepare to be assim...ooh, donuts!