Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/31

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Konica KM-lens question
From: "Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 06:44:26 -0500

> I'll take it on faith that the 75/1.4 works too.
> I think Dan Honemann found that it did.

Yes, I shoot the Hexar RF with my 75 'lux all the time, and it works fine at
distances of >1.5 m, and/or stopped down past f2.8.

I _do_ have a problem with the RF at close focusing distances wide open,
however, but this is not due to the EBL (it occurs on all of my lenses, from
35-75) but rather the fact that the RF decouples for the final twist of my
Leica lenses toward their nearest focal throws.

I'm confidant that Konica can adjust the RF to correct for this problem, as
I have heard from several others whose Hexar's don't have this problem.
I'll be sending it off to them next week.

The Hexar RF is a great camera, and speeds up street shooting considerably
for me.  I highly recommend it.

Dan