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Subject: [Leica] My 85-year-old mother is in love with this guy
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Mon Feb 19 16:29:06 2007
References: <001101c75483$35f86a30$42510b44@GATEWAY> <11B124D5-4EA2-4922-8E70-8F47DF39A872@comcast.net>

I got it then as well. I used it for my 1.4 50. Here's that link
http://focustestchart.com/chart.html

cheers
Hoppy


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Leonard Taupier
Sent: Tuesday, 20 February 2007 10:15
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] My 85-year-old mother is in love with this guy

It's a chart meant for this exact purpose. One of the Luggers posted  
the link. I down loaded the file then printed it. If I can find it  
I'll post it as well.

Len


On Feb 19, 2007, at 7:08 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> I need to do that with all of my fast lenses! And you picked a  
> great ruler
> for the chore!
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Leonard
> Taupier
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 5:57 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] My 85-year-old mother is in love with this guy
>
>
> I tested the focusing of my 75mm Summilux when I first got my M8 a
> month ago. Here is the 45 deg test chart photo. It is perfect.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/75mmFocus.jpg.html>
>
> My 75 is a version two with the built-in hood. It's an early version
> 2 made in Canada. It's a beautiful, heavy, sharp hunk of glass.
>
> Len
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 19, 2007, at 5:58 PM, Lottermoser George wrote:
>
>> If you put your camera on a tripod. Focus on a specified point on a
>> ruler, at 45 degrees, you'll find out whether the lens is focusing:
>> on, in front, or in back of the point of focus.
>>
>> You must lock it down. Attempting focus tests without locking
>> everything down is pure folly.
>>
>> One of the many things I love about digital - the ease and
>> quickness of performing these sorts of tests. The instant feedback
>> is a delight.
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george@imagist.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 19, 2007, at 4:51 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
>>
>>> I've had some focusing issues with my 75 'Lux as well. I don't
>>> know if it is
>>> the lens or me.
>>
>>
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