Re: [Leica] Zzzzz... OT: Hexar RF focusing

[John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>]

The focusing problems that I have read about, are not limited to Leica
lenses, they also affect the Konica lenses as well. There seems to be a bit
of a quality control problem with the Hexar RF and its lenses. I have read
both praise and damnation from unbiased sources and little rhyme nor reason
to explain the differences in opinion.

John Collier

> From: Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
> 
> Dante - Many thanks for taking the time to put your thoughts down on "paper"
> - I very much appreciate this effort.  After posting the question I came up
> with some hypothetical responses myself
> -ernie ur getting old ( true 'nuff) and so are your eyes
> -50/1 is tough even with M6 classic
> -how do your work horse lenses compare and does the DOF even wide open at
> f/2 cover up the problem? The answer is that with 35/2, 35/1.4 and 50/2
> seemed to be close enough for the DOF to handle when open all the way open.
> Also brought out the M4 to check and all three ( M4, M6 and hexar) were all
> reasonably close.
> 
> Perhaps a tempest in a teapot so long as I don't shoot 50/1 or 90/2.8 wide
> open.  On the other hand when I presented the problem to my wife (standard
> issue leica spouse -"what the hell do you need another camera for") her
> response is that If I need a Hexar lens to test I should just go out and buy
> it - so there may me a silver lining to this cloud.
> 
> Now for the inverse ? Anyone have problems taking Hexar lenses and using
> them on M bodies?
>