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Subject: [Leica] widest lens used?
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:58:06 -0500 (CDT)
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Focus shift normally means a lens shifts focus as it's stopped  
down.   It should focus accurately wide open.

On Apr 2, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> 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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