Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My only experience with lenses that focused beyond infinity were with zooms for movie cameras. SOM Berthiot Pan Cinor and Angenieux both focused past the infinity mark, I suppose so you could be sure infinity was in focus. The Pan Cinor generation I first worked with in the mid 1960's were dogs to focus. The Angenieux was a much better performer. On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Mark Pope<mark at whitedogs.co.uk> wrote: > Nathan, > > I think you have unwittingly obtained one of the rare Buzz Lightyear > special > editions - these are able to focus 'to Infinity and beyond'...:-) > > Cheers > > > Mark > > Nathan Wajsman 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 >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage ? ? ? ? ? ? ? http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Blog ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > Picture a week (2009) > ?http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) If you are wondering, the following abolishes Gmail ads. ;-) I enjoy the massacre of ads. This sentence will slaughter ads without a messy bloodbath. USA