Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/30

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Subject: [Leica] In the garden
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:47:07 +1000
References: <CABmfTOXkisR5Xy=y-ipn-EJayJaMjKbtXZ33Gv9JRTexUYF9fg@mail.gmail.com> <0C6A5D1F-AB3B-4EFD-8214-3F78D0859CA2@gmail.com>

Steve I guess you would need to talk to Leica USA or Solms direct?
Dare I say that the new M may offer you the same advantage in focus methods
with those critical lenses.


*If you want to take more interesting pictures,
stand in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 31 March 2013 00:10, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have similar issue, want my m9 rf adjusted for the noctilux wide open
> and close, so it will be incorrect otherwise I guess.  Can't get this done
> here (Sacramento) so what do I send where?
> btw the same lens on the Fuji EX1 with adapter and EVF focuses beautifully
> as you have magnification and see exactly what you will get... It's
> wonderful.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Steve Barbour
>
> On Mar 30, 2013, at 1:59 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> In the garden with F -
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/MM/L1000811-Edit.jpg.html
>
> Monochrom, 75 Summilux, last September.
>
> I got this lens CLAd and calibrated to focus properly with my
> Monochrom in December but got very busy with work just after I got it
> back.  Tests today show that it focused better before the adjustment
> than after - I think maybe it was closer to dead on at 1.4 and 75 cm
> focus distance before than after.  Leica seems to have adjusted it so
> that it slightly front focuses wide open and close up, probably to
> compensate for focus shift.  Serves me right for messing with
> something that worked.  It will have to go back.
>
> Comments etc appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marty
>
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Replies: Reply from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] In the garden)
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