Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I have found that some of the really fast lenses need a bit of >"tweaking" of the camera to perform well wide open. The M3/Nocti >combo is a good case in point. At 1-1,5 meter at f1, the depth >of field is minuscule and I have adjusted the rangefinder to >give me that dead on. The 75/1,4 tends to have a bias, either it >is perfect at the 2-4 meter range and slightly off at longer >distance, or off by a couple of inches in the close range. Am I understanding this correctly? Are you saying that these $2500+ lenses can be made to focus accurately either close up or at a distance, but not both? Just wondering. *------------------------------------------------------------- ** ** Howard Sanner ** Kirsten Flagstad Discographer ** Ampex Mailing List Founder ** flagstad@mindspring.com ** http://www.mindspring.com/~flagstad ** */