Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Impact and lens mount of R8, Focus shift?
From: Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 07:07:23 -0700

Martin,

Some lenses focus past infinity so that you can rock the focus back and 
forth to get it perfect when it's "close" to infinity but not exactly 
there. But I think that would be more helpful with telephoto lenses 
than with wide angles. But it may very well be the case with this lens.

On Saturday, September 13, 2003, at 11:32  PM, Martin Krieger wrote:

> Does it make sense to think the lens mount is in trouble. Or am I 
> asking too
> much? Or is it that one should just ignore the marked distances, and 
> rely on
> one's eye and the screen (maybe with a magnifier in the eyepiece?).

Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA
http://www.jphotog.com

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