Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg, The only times I have had problems with teh focusing block on my M6's was when I got my big fingers in the way of the little window...it is pretty easy to do. Regards, Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Rubenstein" <gcr910@msn.com> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 11:07 AM Subject: [Leica] Cold Weather M Focusing > > The metering/focusing block in the middle of two of my M viewfinders > disappeared yesterday during some cold-weather shooting in Chicago. > Temperature was around 0 degrees F. This happened on my M6 ttl, which has an > MP viewfinder (0.85), and my M7 with a .72 finder. Lenses in use were the 90 > mm APO Summicron and 21 mm Elmarit (ASPH). > > The metering/focusing blocks and normal coincident focusing capabilities > returned shortly after heading inside and letting the cameras thaw. The > blocks vanished again within 15 minutes of going back outside in the > afternoon (temp was about the same). And returned again not long after being > brought back inside. Did keep the M7 under my coat some out of concern for > battery performance, which was fine. > > I focused by judging distances -- the negatives look sharp -- but am curious > about whether others have experienced this phenomena, whether they handled > it differently (and how), or how to avoid it. Is this, perhaps, a signal to > send the gear in for a check up (or maybe check my common sense and remain > inside when the weather is so brisk)? > > Thanks. > > Greg Rubenstein > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >