Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]hi edmond, you can adjust the infinity alignment yourself. the cam of the lenses is sampled by the little metal wheel at the end of the rangefinder lever. this wheel is mounted with an eccentric screw. by turning the screw, you can adjust the infinity alignement. you should use a real good screwdriver to avoid damage to this trimming screw. it doesn't turn very easy. but the friction is necessary to avoid that the eccenter is de-adjusting itself. good luck michael > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Edmond Kim [SMTP:edmondkim@bigfoot.com] > Gesendet am: Dienstag, 27. April 1999 05:36 > An: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Betreff: [Leica] M2 with 40 summicron > > I have a question... I purchased a 40 summicron for Ingrid, and it > seems to > be acting weird.. I've been reading on the LUG archive that the 40 > should > cam correctly, but I did notice something. The scale goes to around 25 > feet > then after is infinity. Objects that are about 25 -100 feet to align > correctly in the rangefinder, but the really distant objects don't > align all > the way. Even when set to infinity it doesn't align.. I do notice > that if I > "over rotate" the lens when I put it on, the infinity aligns.. > Any ideas? > > Thanks!