Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/21

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Subject: Re: NOOKY
From: "John Barnabas" <john@ucs.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 13:51:15 -0700

 tmwyse@centuryinter.net wrote:

>  ..should a NOOKY used with 50mm lens be set at infinity or at closest
focusing distance ?

The NOOKY is not fixed focus.  

Your Elmar 50 in collapsed position exposes mini-bayonet flanges at the end
of the lens tube.  These lock into the NOOKY and decouple the Elmar's
focusing mount. The camera's range/view finders (on all II & III models
except G) are automatically
compensated so that focus is done normally via the range finder and
focusing lever on the NOOKY.

I have found that stopping down to at least f8 gives best results. 
Reproduction ratios engraved on the NOOKY are quite accurate.  

Good luck and let us know how you fare.

Regards,

John Barnabas

john@ucs.com  (Phoenix)  TEL: 602/966-8025  FAX: 602/966-8026

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