Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 90/2 Apo Aspheric: stiff focusing ??
From: "Richard W. Hemingway" <rheming@attglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 21:08:48 -0600
References: <NBBBIDNIGLFOKNLJCPLHIEAIENAA.danh@selectsa.com>

David,

At 09:02 PM 11/22/00 -0500, you wrote:
>A question for you 90 Apo Aspheric owners:  I just got one and, right out of
>the box, found the focusing action to be extremely stiff and uneven.
>Rotation is smooth from infinity down to approx. the 8-foot mark on the
>scale, then gets noticeably stiffer down to 5-feet or so, then eases up a
>bit. With the camera up to my eye, I actually find it difficult to turn the
>focusing ring from near to far. Is this typical or should it be exchanged
>for a different sample?

Mine is slightly on the stiff (I'm not sure if this is really the right
word) side but is very smooth from end to end.  I have no problem focusing
it with the camera up to my eye.

I just took out my other two new lenses: 24/2.8 asph and 35/1.4 asph and
can't tell much difference between the three of them.  The 24 and 35 seem a
little easier to turn, but this is due to the focusing tab on them.  All
three are very smooth to focus.

I used to have a 75/1.4 and it was harder to turn to focus than is my 90.

Have a great Thanksgiving.  I'm off to take a bunch of happy snaps of the
family tomorrow.

Dick Hemingway
Plano, TX

In reply to: Message from "Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com> (RE: [Leica] Re: 90 F2 Summicron: M vs. R for candids)