Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, My CL owners manual says the close focus limit is .8m for the 40mm and 1m for the 90mm. Andrew Touchon Virginia Beach, VA atouchon@cox.net - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Tobias" <johntobias@hotmail.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:26 AM Subject: [Leica] Focus Limit CL with 35mm summicron???? > > > Hi folks and thanks in advance for letting me trouble you with my question > > I am currently using my 35 mm summicron on a CL body (Ideal Tiny travel > outfit) but I notice that when close focussing, (1 meter or less) the > rangefinder image stops moving, that is, the focus cam appears to have > reached the end of its travel at 1 meter and thus I have to guess below 1 > meter. The coupling above this distance is fine and therefore for all > intents, this lens is not any problem on the CL. I just wonder if its > because the cl was designed not to focus closer than about 1 meter (ie with > the 40mm summicron C) or am I just being a sad and boring anal retentive!! > > Cheers from an unusually sunny scotland > > John > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html