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Subject: [Leica] a "pro-hobbyist" evaluates an M9 . . . ICK
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 21:06:27 +0000
References: <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E99EF7F051@WHIZZMAIL02.whizz.org> <CD09AD85.2DA1%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Thanks Mark, never known anybody make that mistake ;-)

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Make sure when you load the film in the backs they go under the tab.
> I did not know that for many months and got soft pix with my first
> Hasselblad which was an ELM with a 150 Sonnar in late 1979.
> If they are laying over the tab they will be out of focas unless you are
> shooting at f22.
> 
> 
> On 1/1/13 7:36 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> > It was not out of focus, had been plenty sharp on 20x16 prints but 
> > 3200dpi
> > scans are a different matter IME. The 500C/M had been back to Hasselblad
> UK
> > for servicing.
> >
> > john
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>
> >> You should have had the body checked out.....  If all 3 of the lenses 
> >> on a
> >> single body are out of focus, then suspect the body first.  ( I thin I 
> >> had
> >> mine
> >> adjusted for this.... they called it something like body length.....)
> >>
> >> If one lens is out, the others in, then it probably is the lens.....
> >>
> >> The lenses on a Hasselblad are scary sharp... if everything is working
> >> right.....
> >>
> >> Frank Filippone
> >> Red735i at verizon.net
> >>
> >> When I scanned in my Hasselblad negs (FP4) taken on SWC/M, 50, 80, 150
> C
> >> T* lenses (my last kit was CF 903 SWC/M, 50, 100, 180) the Superwide
> ones
> >> were the only ones which were really sharp at 3200dpi. The others I am
> quite
> >> happy to be using the Leica's instead of.
> >>
> >> John
> >>


In reply to: Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] a "pro-hobbyist" evaluates an M9 . . . ICK)
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