Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Focusing Past Infinity - Final Solution
From: "Stanislaw B.A. Stawowy" <watteau@krakow.neurosoft.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:42:19 +0100
References: <B6D2E54A.1883%douglas@dysmedia.com>

> > So I just noticed that my 50 Summicron M focuses just slightly past
> > infinity when I look through the viewfinder. I don't see any double
> This same thing has been driving me crazy recently:  all of my lenses

My oh my... Boys, some lenses are made that way, i.e. for compensate temperature changes (esp. mirror lenses) or simply because it
was error when making a lens...
If your lens focuses well, then why wonder? Take ground glass, put it on
film rails, focus via rangefinder on some distant lights and watch GG with
a loupe. see if you can improve image by focusing slightly closer or
farther. If yes, then you have a faulty Summicron. If not, you are a boring
nitpicker who dares to say bad things about oh-so-nice lens :)

In any case you are uncreative, have no technical abilities and
your M should be taken from you.. :)

PS
You say you DON'T KNOW how to calibrate your RF?????????   :)
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