Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/07

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Subject: [Leica] Speaking of medium format
From: amr3 at alpha1.csd.uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak)
Date: Thu Jul 7 11:17:27 2005

>Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005
>From: Mark Langer <langeratcarleton@gmail.com>

>Alan,
>
>You should not be having this problem with your Bessa II.  They do
>have some trouble with a loose front standard. Just because the
>rangefinder >indicates infinity at infinity, it doesn't mean that your
>lens is focussing at
>infinity at infinity.

>Then try doing this again by focussing on an object that is,
>say 10 ft. away.  See if the lens and the rangefinder are in
>agreement.
>
>Mark
...............................................................................

I've used a ground glass to check focus agreement, as well as shooting film
of resolution charts.  The focus seems fine, but the bokeh just doesn't
look good.  Maybe this is what a Color-Skopar gives.  I have a Bergheil
with a Heliar that has a nicer rendition, but it doesn't have a rangefinder
and is a handful with a rollfilm back, so I'd like to carry the Bessa.

Alan