Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/02/07

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To: "Alan Barta" <sediment@micron.net>
Subject: Re: infinity lock
From: Gang Huang <gang@mtdcr.mt.att.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 96 19:38:49 EST
Cc: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us

At 09:34 AM 2/7/96 -0700, Alan Barta wrote:
>> My 35mm and 50mm lenses have the old style infinity locks. I find 
>> them quite handy for scale focusing. With practice, one can use the 
>> index finger to push and pull the focusing ring to focus to the 
>> proper distance without even looking at the scale or looking through 
>> the viewfinder.
>
>Gang,
>
>I think that you are finding the focussing lever helpful but not necessarily 
>the infinity lock.  I can think of times when an infinity lock would be 
>useful, such as shooting out of a helicopter or airplane.  -Alan 
>

Right, I was actually refering to the lever part, not the locking function.

Thanks for pointing out.
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Gand Huang
AT&T Bell Laboratories
200 Laurel Ave. 3B-216
Middletown, NJ 07748
U. S. A.
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