Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi eric, there was lots of discussion at the time of the Konica M mount camera about the film plane to lens mount dimension and the compensation required for film thickness and flatness. The Leica and Konica used different distances and there were discussions over which was correct and whether Leica lenses would correctly focus on a Konica body, particularly the wide angles. Erwin says the definition of the focus plane for the M8 sensor is much better known and the M8 much more precisely made than any previous Leica. Most of my lenses focus perfectly on my M8. The Noctilux, 28mm f2.8 and 50mm f1.4 do not. I will have to get them mended. Frank On 27 Apr, 2007, at 00:54, Eric Korenman wrote: > My money is on the M8's sensor being near perfectly flat and the > M6's film > having a third dimension, IE film thickness. > Any error is accentuated by the flat sensor and minimized by the > relatively > thick film. > > I don't understand how the IR issue would affect things as much. > > Eric