Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert Beaudoin wrote: > Bonsoir, > > I m wondering if anyone on the LUG has ever experimented with the > following. I use a 35mm SM Summicron on an M5. Unfortunately it focuses > only to 1 meter. Now given a situation in which I would need to focus > closer (I often take photos of children in action) is it appropriate to > unscrew the lens partially from the adapter to take a photograph at .6 > meter or the like? Does the rangefinder stays accurate? Anyone? Hints? > Precautions? > > Thanks in advance, > > Robert (Un chevalier sans blason) Precautions? the likelhood you completely unthread the lens and it falls, striking concete of course, is HIGH. The rangefinder will not be accurate but I cannot say how far off it might be. Dennis - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html