Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Focus shift on 50/1.4 Nikkor on M8
From: leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Sun Apr 1 13:55:58 2007
References: <20070401204455.197E42FC49@donald.hostspirit.ch> <000301c7749f$3b70aa90$44300b44@GATEWAY>
 
The new ZM Sonnar 50/1.5 has been reported not to focus properly wide open 
close up. Zeiss has even admitted. It's dued to the design of the lens.

More about it at luminous landscape:
<http://luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/zeiss-m-mount.shtml>
Scroll down to "Nicks observations" and below

Didier



>I just shot all apertures with my 50/2 Heliar on the M8. All were about the
>same, but f/2.8 seemed to have higher contrast. I'm going out to shoot the
>50/1.5 Sonnar now.
>Jeffery Smith
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