Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I tested the focusing of my 75mm Summilux when I first got my M8 a month ago. Here is the 45 deg test chart photo. It is perfect. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/75mmFocus.jpg.html> My 75 is a version two with the built-in hood. It's an early version 2 made in Canada. It's a beautiful, heavy, sharp hunk of glass. Len On Feb 19, 2007, at 5:58 PM, Lottermoser George wrote: > If you put your camera on a tripod. Focus on a specified point on a > ruler, at 45 degrees, you'll find out whether the lens is focusing: > on, in front, or in back of the point of focus. > > You must lock it down. Attempting focus tests without locking > everything down is pure folly. > > One of the many things I love about digital - the ease and > quickness of performing these sorts of tests. The instant feedback > is a delight. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > > > > On Feb 19, 2007, at 4:51 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> I've had some focusing issues with my 75 'Lux as well. I don't >> know if it is >> the lens or me. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information