Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think that given Erwin's numbers, it doesn't take much of a rangefinder to do a 50/1 - but as you increase the length of the fast lens, the requirement does go up radically. The answer is on Erwin's web page (using Leica's method). I think Canon focused it 50/0.95 RF lens with 48mm on the 7 EBL. Cheers - ------------ Dante Stella On Wed, 13 Sep 2000 Krechtz@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 9/13/00 3:53:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > summarex@yahoo.com writes: > > << Seriously, I wonder how many M3s can focus a Noxtilux accurately @F1@8 > feet???? >> > > It's a legitimate question. IME, the answer, in practical terms, is that > there are probably fewer than we think. Most M3's, of the hundreds I have > seen at stores, camera shows and elsewhere, have finders which are either > dirty or have otherwise lost contrast. In lower levels of lighting, even > assuming perfect adjustment they would be moderately to extremely difficult > to focus accurately. Then consider the possibility of misalignment or > mechanical error from disuse and the odds can only worsen. > > Joe Sobel >