Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, a Color Skopar should not be giving you those results. The lens is a Tessar type, and should be giving you very sharp images with good contrast. There is definitely something wrong with your example of this lens. Mark On 7/7/05, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote: > > >Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 > >From: Mark Langer <langeratcarleton@gmail.com> > > >Alan, > > > >You should not be having this problem with your Bessa II. They do > >have some trouble with a loose front standard. Just because the > >rangefinder >indicates infinity at infinity, it doesn't mean that your > >lens is focussing at > >infinity at infinity. > > >Then try doing this again by focussing on an object that is, > >say 10 ft. away. See if the lens and the rangefinder are in > >agreement. > > > >Mark > ............................................................................... > > I've used a ground glass to check focus agreement, as well as shooting film > of resolution charts. The focus seems fine, but the bokeh just doesn't > look good. Maybe this is what a Color-Skopar gives. I have a Bergheil > with a Heliar that has a nicer rendition, but it doesn't have a rangefinder > and is a handful with a rollfilm back, so I'd like to carry the Bessa. > > Alan > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >