Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Stephen, Can you tell us what they did to bring it back into tolerance? Regards, Akhil - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Gandy" <leicanikon@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 00:22 Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Hexar RF Back focus one more time > or a 12/5.6 at infinity. > > I was surprised to find my shots with the Voigtlander 12 and Hexar RF of the > John Travalta film Swordfish weren't as sharp as my first 12 test shots on my > M6. (the scene with the bus on its side in front of the bank was shot on > Main Street in Ventura CA). I had the Hexar RF back focus checked, and it > was off. It was fixed thru a friend at Konica Japan. Since the factory > can fix the Hexar RF problem if it wants to, it completely escape me why some > claim there is no problem just because they have not personally encountered > it. Bob Shell's Hexar RF was also out of specs. His was fixed by Ken > Ruth at Photography on Bald Mountain. certainly not all Hexar RF's have > back focus problems, but some certainly do. the only way to be sure is to > have a particular Hexar RF body checked by a good Leica tech. > > Stephen > > Dante Stella wrote: > > > Dead wrong. A fast wideangle at infinity, like a 21/2.8. That is > > where if you have any error in back focus, you will focus in front of > > or behind infinity. > > > -- > 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