Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Vertical Alignment at Infinity- new thread direction!
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:56:56 -0400
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20011011162127.038a09c0@pop.alink.net>

Jim-
As I was tottering off the pier at Southport, NC, I slipped and fell. As
luck would have it, I didn't fall on my arse, but I toppled forward over my
two left feet, and fell, dropping my M6 which was around my neck so that the
baseplate dinked the pavement- I now have a very professional looking scuff
on one end!!!
I also misaligned the RF so that when I was shooting the moon one night, I
noticed the images in the RF did not quite coincide!
Now, would it be better to diddle with the little screw, or just wait until
I fall down and hopefully dink the other end of the camera, and put it back
into adjustment!!??
I have a selection of small ball pein hammers-brass, steel, in various
weights- which would you recommend as an adjustment tool, so I don't have to
trust to the luck of how the cards or camera might fall?
Dan (Your constant reader :o^ ) Post
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brick" <jim@brick.org>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>;
<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:24 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: Vertical Alignment at Infinity


> If it is vertical alignment, it will be off from close-up to infinity. I
> believe you mean horizontal alignment. This is controlled be a screw
> eccentric in the roller of the cam follower and you can fix it yourself.
> Look in the LUG archives.
>
> Vertical alignment requires a special tool.
>
> Jim
>
>
> At 06:38 AM 10/12/2001 +0800, D Khong wrote:
> >Friends,
> >
> >My Leica M6, when focussed with various lenses at inifinity, seem to have
> >the two images falling just short of superimposing. If the lenses could
> >turn just another 1 or 2 degrees, the alignment would have been perfect.
> >
> >Is it always necesary to recalibrate the M6 or have any of you used a
> >camera in such a situation without any problems in sharpness?
> >
> >TIA.
> >
> >Dan K.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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