Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, If I had a M9 I could easily check. As it is I made some infinity exposures on film and am waiting to finish the roll. I'll make some f/2 infinity shots. It is interesting that the lens hits infinity fine on the M2 as do the other lenses but not on the MP. I recall that once or twice I mounted a lens and the frame lines didn't come-up, when I remounted the lens it was fine. I wish I could remember which lens it was, I think it was an LTM and I blamed it on the adaptor. Any progress on the 400' loader. I discovered a Leitz bulkloader from 1939 that takes 400ft bulk roles. It's called the Leitz Filmtank. I missed an auction in Germany by 2 weeks. It is a rare item. It sold for like 200 bucks, not bad really. Regards, Chris On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 12:22 AM, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > It IS a gorgeous night out. Lots of stars and a clear high pressure > sky. Gonna be chilly. > > Make sure you remove those glass/air interfaces between you and the > star (your window) > > Is the cam follower on your MP dirty or stuck or wobbly? Then, is the > cam surface on the 50 'cron dirty at all? Is your MP the same > magnification? I have a theory but it's a longshot. Is your Cron > mounting the same way on the MP? If the lugs and the locking tab are > just a mm or two off, the cut surface in the lens cam would be rotated > a bit clockwise (looking towards the camera front) and the cam follower > would then be riding on the raw surface into which the cam angle is > ground. I had this happen once with my rigid 'Cron but it was on a > significantly older camera so the lugs were worn and the locking tab > didn't engage as positively. This is just a thought. > What you need is an M9 to see if your lens actually focuses to infinity > where it's supposed to. ;) > > Good luck. > > Phil Forrest > > > > On Sun, 4 Dec 2011 00:12:48 -0500 > Chris Saganich <csaganich at gmail.com> wrote: > > > I couldn't wait till morning since a nice bright star was shining > > into my bedroom window. I tried 4 lenses on two bodies, MP and M2. > > On the MP only the 50 Summicron was short of infinity. On the M2 > > they all focused to infinity the 50 Summicron included. Wierd. > > > > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Chris Saganich <csaganich at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Thanks, I'll try 'em on the M2 in the morning. > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> I actually don't know how to. > > >> > > >> If it was a multiple thread helix, and it was "one thread off", > > >> you'd have to take it apart and move it one thread over. > > >> > > >> But if it is a finer adjustment, I don't know. I'd have to take > > >> the focusing mount off and examine its construction for fine > > >> adjustments. > > >> > > >> Vick > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On 12/2/2011 3:49 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > > >> > > >>> Vick.... That brings up a good question.. how do you adjust the > > >>> lens to move > > >>> the RF cam relative to the lens? > > >>> > > >>> Is this an easy fix or does it require major surgery? > > >>> > > >>> Frank Filippone, screwdriver in hand..... > > >>> Red735i at earthlink.net > > >>> > > >>> Sounds like the cam needs to go just a bit further into the body. > > >>> > > >>> Vick > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> ______________________________**_________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See > > >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > > >> more information > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Chris Saganich > > > www.imagebrooklyn.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Chris Saganich www.imagebrooklyn.com