Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Smith" <patricksmith@wanadoo.fr> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 8:01 PM Subject: [Leica] Focusing Hexar RF with Leica lenses I bought the camera yesterday and did some testing : I used a 35 mm Summilux, a 50 mm Summilux and the 90 mm AA. The focus is off (the rangefinder focuses nearer than the real plane of focus) by about 5%, meaning that if one focuses on some object 2 meters away, the Leica lens on the Hexar will focus 10 cm shorter than when it should. - ----------------------- Hi PATRICK, MY HEXAR DOES THE SAME WITH ITS OWN 50/2 M-HEXANON LENS, NOT JUST WITH LEICA M LENSES. SEVERAL OTHER HEXAR SAMPLES I SAW AT CAMERA SHOPS IN HONG KONG AND VANCOUVER HAD THE SAME "PROBLEM" (BY SIMPLY CHECKING INFINITY). SO I SUSPECT ALL HEXARS ARE OFF IN THAT MANNER, BY DESIGN !!? TONY