Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/07

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Subject: [Leica] WAS: A tripod, an M8, and NOW: M8 & Noctilux focus.
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Sun Jan 7 16:18:18 2007
References: <41BCF071D98E5F161C3A8ADB@hindolveston.reid.org> <9b678e0701071115w1573b086j374c64fb2cddafff@mail.gmail.com> <3EC46B9B934B5F8C491EF75B@rutabook.reid.org> <7.0.1.0.2.20070107162843.0241a4b0@infoave.net> <002b01c732a8$31f45860$a302a8c0@ted> <019d01c732b3$a2c25cd0$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <000b01c732ba$7780e3f0$a302a8c0@ted>

> Jim Nichols asked:
>> On a retirement income, I have neither the M8 or Noctilux, so I can't
>> try
>> this myself.  Do you know if anyone has tried the camera-on-a-tripod and
>> inclined-yardstick-with-a-marker experiment with the M8/Nocti
>> combination?
>> With the instant gratification of the M8, it seems like a piece of cake
>> to
>> put this debate to rest and see if the combo produces a focus plane
>> problem.<<
>
> Hi Jim,
> No I haven't heard of anyone doing it, least of all myself. :-)
>
> As I said to Tina, touch base with Leica USA and see what they've
> encountered or send them her M8 and Noctilux and let them figure it out.
> It
> sure would be far more practical than it's obviously becoming on the
> screen.;-)
>
> I figure it's the weekend, the weather is the pits, so everyone is hanging
> around inside banging the key board for something to do. :-) It's quite
> amazing how focus and flames can generate so many posts by so many folks!
> :-)
>
> And not accomplish anything more than more confusion and hypothetical book
> learning stuff! ;-)
>

I wondered why such an outpouring: bad weather eh: we had a very mediocre
weekend as well: thus the film scanning ;-)

Keep well. Sunny skies and lets all get out and take images ;-)

Cheers


In reply to: Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles)
Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles)
Message from images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] A tripod, an M8, and two candles)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] WAS: A tripod, an M8, and NOW: M8 & Noctilux focus.)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] WAS: A tripod, an M8, and NOW: M8 & Noctilux focus.)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] WAS: A tripod, an M8, and NOW: M8 & Noctilux focus.)