Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric Welch wrote: > > At 05:35 AM 10/1/97 -0600, you wrote: > > >Could someone elaborate on this? Why doesn't vertical misalignment affect > >focusing accuracy? Is it just me, or do others find it more difficult to > > Because focusing, when holding the camera in a horizontal position is done > by rotating a mirror in the rangefinder mechanism horizontally (I'm sure > it's more complex than that, but you get the idea). The windows that > determine focusing are laid out horizontally. That is what determines > focusing accuracy. Has nothing to do with turning the camera vertically. He > was talking about the alignment in the rangefinder being off vertically, > which wouldn't influence the accuracy of the rangefinder, but is, I'm sure, > annoying to look at. > > ============= > Eric Welch > St. Joseph, MO > > How do I set my laser printer on stun?A friend suggested that I turn my camera 45 degrees to focus. Being a new rangefinder user, I find focusing much faster that way. Jack New Jersey