Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a M6 classic and a 35/2.0 asph and the focus ring of that lens also goes a few millimeters beyond the 0.7 m mark. The M6 rangefinder stays coupled. The M6 I used is a 1997 model. René van Ginkel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:34 PM Subject: [Leica] Actual min. focus for latest 35/1.4 and 50/2 M lenses > I'm curious: does anyone out there in LUGland own a current production > 35/1.4 asph or 50/2 M lens whose focus ring does NOT twist a few millimeters > beyond the 0.7 m minimum focus distance mark on the lens barrel? > > I'm told by another listmember that his .72x M6 classic's rangefinder > decouples for that last little twist, and a repair person told him that was > normal behavior. My .72x M6 TTL remains engaged and focuses accurately all > the way down to the .645 meters actual min. focus distance for both of these > lenses (yet my Hexar RF also decouples at a little past the .7 m mark). > > Anyone else have this experience with an M6--classic or otherwise? Or do I > (and this other lister) have oddball lenses because they focus closer than > spec? > > Dan >