Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> PS: Oh yes the rangefinder on the loaner Leica is perfect! :) > > I'm beginning to wonder if mine has drifted, and my question is: how far is > infinity for a 50 summicron-M? It seems I have to twist a tad past infinity > for telephone poles several yards away (perhaps 30 yards, or 100 feet)to > line up--when I could have sworn objects at that distance lined up when the > camera was new (just two months ago). However, if I focus on an object > _way_ over yonder--like 300 feet away or more--then it seems they are > aligned at infinity...and yet they are so small it is a bit difficult to > tell, so perhaps my eyes are just playing tricks on me. > > In any event, my photos don't seem to be fuzzy, so perhaps it is nothing to > worry about even if it has gone slightly adrift. > > Dan > Dan, Sherry Krauter has told me to focus on an object @ infinity 3 miles away with a 50mm. Steve Annapolis http://www.streetphoto.net