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Subject: [Leica] widest lens used?
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 07:04:25 -0700
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That's interesting! Usually the focus shift tends to go back, as opposed to 
forward.
S.d.

On Apr 2, 2010, at 6:04 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> It has been out for a few years now. I believe that it is a faithful 
> reproduction of the earlier optical formula. Some have had trouble with 
> focus shift on it, and I think Zeiss can modify the lens to address that. 
> I have trouble getting things in focus with it wide open, as you can see 
> here. I was focusing on the eyes, but didn't hit the mark.
> 
> http://www.400tx.com/files/NOLABW/26.html
> 
> Jeffery
> 
> On Apr 2, 2010, at 7:03 AM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote:
> 
>> Impressive!
>> 
>> I didn' know that Sonnar 50/1.5 was also available in M mount, I suppose 
>> is quite rare. My Sonnar's (50 and 85) are Contax original mount and I 
>> use an special adapter Contax RF to Leica M.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Lluis
>> 
>> 
>> El 02/04/2010, a las 0:39, Jeffery Smith escribi?:
>> 
>>> Do you have this many fingers?
>>> Canon       50/1.2 (LTM)
>>> Canon       50/1.4 (LTM)
>>> Elmar       50/2.8 (LTM)
>>> Elmar       50/2.8 (M)
>>> Elmar       50/3.5 (LTM)
>>> Heliar      50/2 (M-collaps.)
>>> Heliar      50/2 (M)
>>> Heliar      50/3.5 (S)
>>> Heliar      50/3.5 (LTM)
>>> Hexanon     50/1.2 (M)
>>> Hexanon     50/2 (M)
>>> Hexanon     50/2.5 (LTM)
>>> Nikkor      50/1.4 (LTM)
>>> Nikkor      50/1.4 (S)
>>> Nokton      50/1.1 (M)
>>> Nokton      50/1.5 (LTM)
>>> Nokton      50/1.5 (S)
>>> Planar      50/2
>>> Serenar     50/1.8 (LTM)
>>> Skopar      50/2.5 (LTM)
>>> Skopar      50/2.5 (S)
>>> Sonnar      50/1.5 (C)
>>> Sonnar      50/1.5 (LTM)
>>> Sonnar      50/1.5 (M)
>>> Summarit    50/1.5 (LTM)
>>> Summicron   50/2 (M.)
>>> Summicron   50/2 (collaps.)
>>> Summilux    50/1.4 asph
>>> Summilux    50/1.4 pre-asph
>>> Summitar    50/2 (M)
>>> 
>>> I didn't count the Tri-Elmar as 1/3 of a 50.
>>> 
>>> Jeffery
>>> 
>>> On Apr 1, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Richard Man wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Ha ha ha
>>>> 
>>>> Aren't you Jeffery "More 50mm than my fingers" Smith?!
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at 
>>>> lighttube.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> What's the current count, Jeffery?  I have only about half a dozen.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342 at 
>>>>> gmail.com>
>>>>> 
>>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 4:19 PM
>>>>> 
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] widest lens used?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I do, I do!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jeffery
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Apr 1, 2010, at 4:09 PM, Richard Man wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Do you even have a 50mm lens :-)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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