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Subject: [Leica] a "pro-hobbyist" evaluates an M9 . . . ICK
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:25:25 -0500

Make sure when you load the film in the backs they go under the tab.
I did not know that for many months and got soft pix with my first
Hasselblad which was an ELM with a 150 Sonnar in late 1979.
If they are laying over the tab they will be out of focas unless you are
shooting at f22.


On 1/1/13 7:36 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> It was not out of focus, had been plenty sharp on 20x16 prints but 3200dpi
> scans are a different matter IME. The 500C/M had been back to Hasselblad UK
> for servicing.
> 
> john
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> You should have had the body checked out.....  If all 3 of the lenses on a
>> single body are out of focus, then suspect the body first.  ( I thin I had
>> mine
>> adjusted for this.... they called it something like body length.....)
>> 
>> If one lens is out, the others in, then it probably is the lens.....
>> 
>> The lenses on a Hasselblad are scary sharp... if everything is working
>> right.....
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
>> When I scanned in my Hasselblad negs (FP4) taken on SWC/M, 50, 80, 150 C
>> T* lenses (my last kit was CF 903 SWC/M, 50, 100, 180) the Superwide ones
>> were the only ones which were really sharp at 3200dpi. The others I am 
>> quite
>> happy to be using the Leica's instead of.
>> 
>> John
>> 
> 
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