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Subject: [Leica] Noctilux DOF Film vs M8
From: leowesson at gmail.com (leo wesson)
Date: Sun Apr 20 13:59:21 2008
References: <D66AF68A-F211-47AA-A589-492C18022D56@comcast.net> <200804201529.APF73549@rg5.comporium.net> <835278A7-F7EF-4AA8-95E3-A35369606E3D@comcast.net> <E7B18142-3D1B-4D12-A005-D63BF122E738@cox.net>

wouldn''t shimming the nocti make it not accurate on a film m?

Leo



On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote:

>
> On Apr 20, 2008, at 8:44 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>
>  Tina,
> >
> > I wouldn't recommend it even though I aligned my first M8 this way. You
> > are adjusting the rangefinder infinity setting. And while it will make 
> > all
> > your lenses more usable as far as back focus, it will mess up the longer
> > lenses at infinity. The adjustment made my 90mm APO Summicron and 135mm 
> > APO
> > Telyt un-useable. My Noctilux and all 50mm lenses and wider were perfect
> > though.
> >
> > Now that I have my 2nd M8, I'm leaving the rangefinder alone and getting
> > my two problem lenses fixed.
> > Just a warning to be careful.
> >
>
> seems terribly incongruous...
>
> to correct back focus, we EITHER send out our lenses , OR fix our M8 body
> ourselves,
>
> clearly we are dealing with two quite different things,
>
> Steve
>
>
> >
> > Len
> >
> >
> > On Apr 20, 2008, at 11:29 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
> >
> >  At 09:46 AM 4/20/2008, you wrote:
> > >
> > > > In every case the DOF shifts away from the camera with the M8. In
> > > > other words the lens appears to back focus. T
> > > >
> > > > Len
> > > >
> > >
> > > There is a long thread on how to fix back focusing on the M8 on the
> > > Leica Forum:
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/13933-new-backfocus-thread-solution.html
> > >
> > > http://tinyurl.com/4n2nko
> > >
> > > I'm going to try this with the Allen wrench as soon as I can get
> > > around to it!
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
> > > Tina Manley
> > > ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI
> > > http://www.tinamanley.com
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>
> best, Steve
>
>
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