RE: [Leica] Vario-Elmar 80-200 focus problem

["Ken Lai" <ken@compose.com.hk>]

I had similar problem with my 35 summicron but the other way round ie if I
focus on something 3 meters away, the indicator would say infinity. So I
sent it back to my Leica dealer and after 4 months they sent me back the
lens perfectly aligned at the infinity mark when I focus at infinity.

In your case if it really annoys you that the focus ring does not indicate
the true distance, then send it back for focus alignement. Otherwise it
shouldn't matter.

Ken


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
> Bob Gibson
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 4:04 AM
> To: LUG
> Subject: [Leica] Vario-Elmar 80-200 focus problem
>
>
> When I set the focus ring on infinity and object 1km away is out of
> alignment in the split image on my R8.
> I need to shift the focus ring back to almost the 15m mark
> for the split
> image to indicate correct focus. If I rely on the split image
> for focusing
> all images are sharp so its not a real bit problem just a bit
> annoying.
> I have two other lenses a Elmarit-R 19mm and the standard
> Summicron-R 50mm,
> neither of these lenses show this problem.
> I would appreciate some feed back from other owners if this
> is common to
> their lenses or do I have a problem lens.
> regards
> Bob
>