Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 :-) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < >>>>>>>>> http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> >>>>>>>>> // portfolio: <http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/PICS/ >>>>>>>>> AnotherCalifornia2> >>>>>>>>> // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> >>>>>>>>> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please >>>>>>>>> include all >>>>>>>>> previous >>>>>>>>> replies in your msgs. ] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>>>> information >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>>> information >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>> information >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < >>>>>> http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> >>>>>> // portfolio: <http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/PICS/ >>>>>> AnotherCalifornia2> >>>>>> // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> >>>>>> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include >>>>>> all previous >>>>>> replies in your msgs. ] >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information