Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I open the back door and place an old focusing screen on the rails and then compare the focus at the film plane with the rangefinder. Ken Wilcox At 08:37 AM 08/11/2001, Gary Klein wrote: >(apologies to list re previous html mail) > >Do any of you have a sure fire technique of testing focus on a Leica M? I >have just gotten back my Leica 90mm from DAG in which he found a couple of >loose elements and it is slightly sharper, but it seems to focus on things >in front of what I have focused on. I suspect my rangefinder is off. So >before I call up DAG on Monday, I want to do a test this weekend have some >film for him to inspect. I was thinking of using a yardstick and place some >kind of mark on it. Make some sort of note where I focused and then compare >it after the film is developed. - ------------------------ Ken Wilcox klw.51(at)home.com