Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/21

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Subject: [Leica] Wide angle close focusing
From: Robert Appleby and Sue Darlow <laintal@tin.it>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:28:03 +0200

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Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 09:37:29 -0400
From: Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] wide angle close focusing
Message-ID: <B6171458.40EB%john@pinkheadedbug.com>
References: 

on 21/10/00 7:57 am, Dan Honemann at danh@selectsa.com wrote:

> Okay wide angle buffs, here's a question for you: do you find the .7m
> close-focusing restriction of the Leicas to be restrictive in practice?

yes

that's why I keep my T90!


- - -- 
Johnny Deadman
<<<<<<<

I would say that's the main drawback of the M series cameras. You just
can't get close enough at times. I quite often find myself having to
retreat about 10 cm with the camera to get focus.
Rob.

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