Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/10

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Subject: [Leica] 24mm lens has incredible powers...
From: simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun)
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:14:53 +0200
References: <206027BF-A3F0-4C72-8367-95C03E19EFA9@frozenlight.eu>

isn't that normal for most lenses to allow for barrel expansion in the heat?

On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo op frozenlight.eu> 
wrote:

> ....namely, it focuses beyond infinity. I discovered it by coincidence
> today. When I focus on something very far (>10 km away) with my 3.8/24mm,
> the rangefinder image is in focus at a point just short of the infinity 
> mark
> on the lens. None of my other lenses does that, so the problem is with the
> 24mm.
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1) Is it really a problem? I could send it to Solms, it is obviously still
> under warranty, but I do not feel like being without it for several weeks 
> if
> it is not really necessary.
> 2) In the meantime, what should I trust? The markings on the lens or what I
> see in the viewfinder? Or perhaps it does not really matter given the DOF 
> of
> this lens even at maximum aperture.
>
> TIA,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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