Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/24

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Subject: [Leica] focusing the 20D with R lenses
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas M. Sharp)
Date: Fri Dec 24 17:25:49 2004
References: <24272499.1103738845841.JavaMail.root@dewey.psp.pas.earthlink.net> <000701c4ea15$88e2bc30$87d86c18@ted>

Tried a Sigma 600/8 mirror with a 2x converter and couldn't see a sanguinary 
thing to focus on, there are obviously limits to this game.
Seasons Greetings
Douglas
Still having fun with the 20D with a Super Angulon 21/4 and the 35/2.

Ted Grant wrote:

> Douglas Herr offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] focusing the 20D with R lenses
> 
> 
>> A couple of 10D and 20D users on photo.net have reported accuracy 
>> problems with these bodies and shallow DOF lenses like 80/1.4 and 
>> 180/2.0.  This is not an issue of the ability to focus the viewscreen, 
>> it's an issue of flange/sensor/screen alignment.<<<<<
> 
> 
> Hi Doug,
> 
> My good fortune so far...... no problems wide open! 80-200 zoom, 21-35 
> zoom, 35-70 zoom. 50 1.4, the 100 macro 2.8. And the 80 1.4 Summilux! 
> All these used wide open, also stopped down to f 8.0! And it was Ok to 
> manually focus at f 8.0.
> 
> I even had a go with the 280 2.8 wide open then added the 1.4 extender 
> to see how it would look, it's kind of awesome! ;-) Because now the 400 
> becomes 640 f4.0!  I didn't have time to try the 280 with the 2X 
> attached @ 560 .... 896mm! :-)  The really big test to come is the 280 + 
> 1.4 extender + 2X extender making it an 800 f 8.0 to become a 1280 f 8.0 
> mounted on the Canon 20D !!!!!! :-)
> 
> If we have some good weather over the next few days I'm going to try the 
> "1280 version! ;-) Will let you know how they look.
> 
> ted
> 
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr) ([Leica] focusing the 20D with R lenses)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] focusing the 20D with R lenses)