Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Long lens and filter question
From: "Takeshi Hashimoto" <hashimoto.takeshi@mailcity.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 02:41:41 -1100

 
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On Wed, 17 May 2000 19:15:36   Dennis Painter wrote:
>Looking through the viewfinder Peter Niessen wrote:
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> today I noticed that, when using the series VIII yellow filter on my 4.8/280
>> Telyt, the infinity position had changed from infinity to a little
>> above the 100m on the distance scale. The filter itself is approx 4mm
>> thick. Is this result compatible with what others have observed?
>> 
>> Cheers, Peter.
>
>Peter, 
>
>I have pondered this off and on for a bit and cannot think of any way a
>perfectly flat piece of glass would shift the focus. I think some others
>mentioned that it will but don't think there was any real explanation of
>how.
>
>Not specifically addressed here:
>
>http://www.schneideroptics.com/white/long.htm
>
>But they basically claim no effect.



It does by moving the focus back the equivalent of its thickness.


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