Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, Thanks. I will do some more rigorous testing with my 75mm wide open, just to make sure everything works properly. Nathan Dan Cardish wrote: > At 08:52 PM 12-05-98 +0200, Nathan wrote: > >Hi Steve, > > > >OK, so if my rangefinder actually does align the two images, then I have to > >assume it is all right? > > No. Things can look good in the viewfinder, but may still be off. This > was happening with my old M6 a few years ago. I first noticed it when > shooting wide open with my 75. I was consistently getting the actual focus > a few feet in front of where I had focused the rangefinder. I had the > camera adjusted, and it has been fine ever since. But the *vertical* > mis-alignment, though annoying, is usually not critical in terms of > focusing accuracy, and is easy to correct, I believe. > > Dan C.