Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. --------------------------------------- Gand Huang AT&T Bell Laboratories 200 Laurel Ave. 3B-216 Middletown, NJ 07748 U. S. A. ---------------------------------------