Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why buy the lens if this is a problem. If fitted to the body, you could not use it on other M bodies. Frank Filippone wrote: > Sorry Austin... I could not gather which item was re-calibrated, or both. I > did notice the screws that were on the lensmount had been touched, but > whether this happened before r after I owned the lens is unknown. > > If the FL of the lens is significantly different from the helical it is > mated with, then there will be the possibility that the lens would focus > right at 5 feet, but not at 5000 feet, or vice versa. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net