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Subject: [Leica] widest lens used?
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 08:09:31 -0700
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On Apr 2, 2010, at 8:06 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> The problem seems to be that it shifts INTO focus when stopped down, but 
> is not in focus wide open. Maybe Mehrdad can help us out here. He got his 
> Sonnar modified by Zeiss.


sounds like focus shift related, but it was not adjusted properly at f 1.5  
to start with,


Steve


> 
> Jeffery
> 
> 
> On Apr 2, 2010, at 9:58 AM, Robert Meier wrote:
> 
>> Focus shift normally means a lens shifts focus as it's stopped down.   It 
>> should focus accurately wide open.
>> 
>> On Apr 2, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm not sure which way it shifts. I just have a hell of a time getting 
>>> it in focus at 1.5.
>>> 
>>> Jeffery
>>> 
>>> On Apr 2, 2010, at 9:04 AM, slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 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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