Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The LTM classic Sonnar formula lenses have focus shift. The ZM one has a floating element and has focus shift that stays well within the depth of field at all apertures - i.e. for practical purposes it has no focus shift. Marty On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:06 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > Are you sure? Have you used one?? My copy has Sonnar T* 2/85 mm ZM on the > box and I have not noticed focus shift.... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > Its NOW going for less than a grand. > Not not. > $750 > A STEAL if the focus shift thing is BS. > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> As the lens is hand assembled in Oberkochen and originally went for 3 >> and a half grand I think if you used the word "Zeiss" instead of ZM >> nobodies going to yell and scream. >> Its not going for less than a grand I think because of focus shift rumors. >> You seemed to get THAT one in focus. Looks great! >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >>> From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:32:33 -0700 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] My first magazine cover :-) >>> >>> BTW, this is almost certainly with the ZM 85/2. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Richard Man >>> <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> My first magazine cover :-) On the cover of "Witches and Pagan" >>>> >>>> > http://www.bbimedia.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=42_56&p>>> > r >>>> oducts_id=543 >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information