Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/03

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Subject: [Leica] Does your 50mm f2.8 Elmar-M (new) focus down to 0.7 m?
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 07:00:31 -0700
References: <000601caea52$944c0bb0$bce42310$@net> <BLU0-SMTP63B5E1ACBC7910726DD79C8CF20@phx.gbl> <83247D21-1422-4339-8371-D45CBC3C64B9@shaw.ca>

I had a late M3 adjusted to focus at 0.7m, specifically for that Elmar-M.
S.d. 

On May 3, 2010, at 5:39 AM, John Collier wrote:

> My latest version of the 50/2.8 couples with my M4's rangefinder to just 
> wee bit closer than 0.7 meter.
> 
> John
> 
> On 2010-05-02, at 6:41 PM, Vick Ko wrote:
> 
>> Does your 50mm f2.8 Elmar-M (new) focus down to 0.7 m?
>> 
>> Mine has a ring that is above the cam, at the 0.7m closest distance, and 
>> prevents the body cam from getting that close.
>> 
>> I think a half-an-hour with a jewel file will fix the problem, but 
>> intrigued that the problem exists at all.
> 
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In reply to: Message from jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman) ([Leica] PESO: Lunch Line)
Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Does your 50mm f2.8 Elmar-M (new) focus down to 0.7 m?)
Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] Does your 50mm f2.8 Elmar-M (new) focus down to 0.7 m?)