Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] follow on to 24mm R thread
From: Krechtz@aol.com
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:39:39 EST

In a message dated 11/4/00 9:55:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
gbicket@email.msn.com writes:

<< Now as long as we're considering the remote possibility of photographer
 error, let me jump to confess that after lots of trying with the 80mm R, I
 could never consistently put the focus plane where I wanted it.  Some rolls
 would come back with hilariously misplaced planes of focus.  >>

It may just have been aging eyes or eye fatigue from continual focusing under 
dim lighting, but I had the same experience using an 85/1.2 Canon FD at and 
near wide open, a few years ago.  Drove me right back to Leica RF for 
available light work.

Joe Sobel