Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Focus Mark for Infrared Film.
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 10:29:01 -0800
References: <v04011701b62f3537ee64@[216.67.20.175]>

Or buy the Hexar model that had an AF mode that makes the IR correction.

Tom

> >I know that the focus point for the use of IR film has to be changed - I
> >don't see any such marks of any of my Leica lenses (35, 50, 90
Summicrons).
> one rule of thumb for 50mm lenses is to move the focus point to aline with
> the 5.6 dof indicator to the *left* of center.
>
> another trick, better with the 35 than with the other focal lengths you
> mention, would be too rate the film at 200, set shutter speed at 125 then
> stop down to 11 and let the dof take over.
>
> guy

In reply to: Message from Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net> (Re: [Leica] Focus Mark for Infrared Film.)