Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/02

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Subject: [Leica] widest lens used?
From: jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:24:58 -0500
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I'm not sure which way it shifts. I just have a hell of a time getting it in 
focus at 1.5.

Jeffery

On Apr 2, 2010, at 9:04 AM, slobodan Dimitrov wrote:

> That's interesting! Usually the focus shift tends to go back, as opposed 
> to forward.
> S.d.
> 
> On Apr 2, 2010, at 6:04 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
> 
>> It has been out for a few years now. I believe that it is a faithful 
>> reproduction of the earlier optical formula. Some have had trouble with 
>> focus shift on it, and I think Zeiss can modify the lens to address that. 
>> I have trouble getting things in focus with it wide open, as you can see 
>> here. I was focusing on the eyes, but didn't hit the mark.
>> 
>> http://www.400tx.com/files/NOLABW/26.html
>> 
>> Jeffery
>> 
>> On Apr 2, 2010, at 7:03 AM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote:
>> 
>>> Impressive!
>>> 
>>> I didn' know that Sonnar 50/1.5 was also available in M mount, I suppose 
>>> is quite rare. My Sonnar's (50 and 85) are Contax original mount and I 
>>> use an special adapter Contax RF to Leica M.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Lluis
>>> 
>>> 
>>> El 02/04/2010, a las 0:39, Jeffery Smith escribi?:
>>> 
>>>> Do you have this many fingers?
>>>> Canon      50/1.2 (LTM)
>>>> Canon      50/1.4 (LTM)
>>>> Elmar      50/2.8 (LTM)
>>>> Elmar      50/2.8 (M)
>>>> Elmar      50/3.5 (LTM)
>>>> Heliar     50/2 (M-collaps.)
>>>> Heliar     50/2 (M)
>>>> Heliar     50/3.5 (S)
>>>> Heliar     50/3.5 (LTM)
>>>> Hexanon    50/1.2 (M)
>>>> Hexanon    50/2 (M)
>>>> Hexanon    50/2.5 (LTM)
>>>> Nikkor     50/1.4 (LTM)
>>>> Nikkor     50/1.4 (S)
>>>> Nokton     50/1.1 (M)
>>>> Nokton     50/1.5 (LTM)
>>>> Nokton     50/1.5 (S)
>>>> Planar     50/2
>>>> Serenar    50/1.8 (LTM)
>>>> Skopar     50/2.5 (LTM)
>>>> Skopar     50/2.5 (S)
>>>> Sonnar     50/1.5 (C)
>>>> Sonnar     50/1.5 (LTM)
>>>> Sonnar     50/1.5 (M)
>>>> Summarit   50/1.5 (LTM)
>>>> Summicron  50/2 (M.)
>>>> Summicron  50/2 (collaps.)
>>>> Summilux   50/1.4 asph
>>>> Summilux   50/1.4 pre-asph
>>>> Summitar   50/2 (M)
>>>> 
>>>> I didn't count the Tri-Elmar as 1/3 of a 50.
>>>> 
>>>> Jeffery
>>>> 
>>>> On Apr 1, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Richard Man wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Ha ha ha
>>>>> 
>>>>> Aren't you Jeffery "More 50mm than my fingers" Smith?!
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at 
>>>>> lighttube.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> What's the current count, Jeffery?  I have only about half a dozen.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342 at 
>>>>>> gmail.com>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 4:19 PM
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] widest lens used?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I do, I do!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Jeffery
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Apr 1, 2010, at 4:09 PM, Richard Man wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Do you even have a 50mm lens :-)
>>>>>>>> 
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