[Leica] Noctilux M8 question

[faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)]

thanks - now that I am handy with a 2mm hex wrench I might carefully
experiment with tuning the M8 some more.

Eric

On 4/19/07, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:
> Eric,
>
> This is why I set my rangefinder to slightly forward focus the
> Noctilux at f1. It's a compromise setting but all of my lenses stay
> in focus (except for the APO 135 at infinity) including the Noctilux
> at all stops.
>
> Len
>
>
> On Apr 19, 2007, at 8:21 PM, Eric Korenman wrote:
>
> > Just got back from an afternoon out with a M8 and Noctliux.
> > I never realized how dramatic the focus shift is when changing f
> > stops!
> >
> > IE, my RF is right on at f/1.0 but at f/2.0 - 2.8, the focus shifts
> > dramatically backwards.
> > A bit of googling confirms that this effect.
> > The digital sensor makes things more severe as film was more forgiving
> > with its relative 'thickness'
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > On 4/19/07, Marty Deveney <freakscene@weirdness.com> wrote:
> >>  Hi George, >When I had a Noctilux I found the minimum focus
> >> distance a
> >> constant
> >> >annoyance. It seemed that I always wanted another 6 to 8 inches that
> >> >wasn't available. This ultimately resulted in my selling the lens.
> >> For which I am extremely, ongoingly grateful to you.
> >> >So the question: Do those of you who may have had similar feelings
> >> >when using the Noctilux on an M2,3,4, 5, 6 or 7 feel that this
> >> >limitation has been softened when using it on the M8?
> >> The main problem with using the Nocti on my M7 was always that I
> >> had to
> >> swap lenses to get closer focus and that therefore when I travel I
> >> need
> >> totake the Nocti and a 50/2 (used to be a Summicron, currently
> >> playingwith
> >> a Pentax 43). The M8 makes the Nocti more challenging in some ways
> >> - the
> >> digital sensoris less tolerant of focus errors, the lower mag
> >> viewfinder
> >> makes focus generallyharder (get a magnifier) but the ~65mm
> >> equivalent
> >> goes a long way towards makingthat 1m close focus less of an
> >> issue.  It's
> >> a great lens and I think the M8 makes it an even better lens.  It
> >> definitely teaches you how little is in focus at 1m at f1 and also
> >> how
> >> marvellously dreamy that low-contrast, much fine detail
> >> obliterated look
> >> can be.I also use it a lot for waist-up and head-and-shoulders
> >> work at
> >> f2.8-4, particularly for weddings.  Brides and their mothers seem to
> >> think the Nocti makes them look better. Just my current thoughts (the
> >> Nocti was the only M-mount lens I had when I got my M8). Later, Marty
> >>
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