Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]STOP LOOKING ;-) On Sunday, Aug 10, 2003, at 21:06 Australia/Melbourne, Rick Dykstra wrote: > The Noctilux thread has reminded me ... > > A while back I played with my M6 with the back off and 35/1.4 > attached, observing the focussing linkages moving as I twisted the > lens. I noticed that the linkages stopped adjusting slightly before > the lens stopped turning. I now avoid using lenses at their near > focussing limit, concerned that the rangefinder may not be 'faithful' > at that point. This can also be seen in the viewfinder; the patch > stops focussing just before the lens stops moving. This anomaly could > cause images to be focussed closer than was shown by the rangefinder. > > Comments? > > Rick. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html