Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Rangefinder alignment
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 07:24:38 -0400

>> 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

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