Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]1. Don't worry about the autofocus; fine focus with the ring. You don't need the Focotar if you like the Nikkor. 2. Lift the top of the light housing and place a gel filter over the condenser. Works well. Bill Welch At 08:33 PM 9/20/99 +0100, you wrote: >I have a bastardised Focomat 1c with a Nikkor lens and one of those >extension tube thingies. I have set up the autofocus as best I can, >following a photocopied instruction manual. It works, kind of. > >Two questions: > >1) Is the autofocus designed for a particular lens, or length of lens? >Should I really buy a Focotar? > >2) How do other people manage VC on Focomat 1c? I have a clumsy >arrangement using Ilford below-the-lens filters, but it's ugly, man, ugly >ugly UGLY.