Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/30

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Subject: [Leica] In the garden
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:56:24 -0700
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On Mar 30, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote:

> My Nocti has the same problem and needs to go back to Leica.  They can
> adjust it to focus correctly wide open and close up.  Other distances
> should be fine, but stopping down will be the problem-the Summilux 75 has
> enough focus shift that after such adjustment focus will be incorrect until
> at f8 depth of field catches the focus shift, and for the f1 Nocti I think
> it is about f5.6 (or maybe f8).  But I have slower 50 and 75 mm lenses for
> that anyway.
> 
> Thanks to everyone who has commented on the portrait.  F is one of the most
> beautiful subjects I've ever worked with.


a gorgeous and unusual portrait Marty... how old is she?    (Just askin...)

for the reasons above I am delighted by the use of the S'lux 75mm   and the 
Noctilux wide open on the Fuji EX1 with adapter, EVF, manual focus, and 
magnification... wow !


Steve




> 
> Marty
> 
> 
> On Sunday, 31 March 2013, Steve Barbour wrote:
> 
>> I have similar issue, want my m9 rf adjusted for the noctilux wide open
>> and close, so it will be incorrect otherwise I guess.  Can't get this done
>> here (Sacramento) so what do I send where?
>> btw the same lens on the Fuji EX1 with adapter and EVF focuses beautifully
>> as you have magnification and see exactly what you will get... It's
>> wonderful.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> Steve Barbour
>> 
>> On Mar 30, 2013, at 1:59 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at 
>> gmail.com<javascript:;>>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> In the garden with F -
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/MM/L1000811-Edit.jpg.html
>> 
>> Monochrom, 75 Summilux, last September.
>> 
>> I got this lens CLAd and calibrated to focus properly with my
>> Monochrom in December but got very busy with work just after I got it
>> back.  Tests today show that it focused better before the adjustment
>> than after - I think maybe it was closer to dead on at 1.4 and 75 cm
>> focus distance before than after.  Leica seems to have adjusted it so
>> that it slightly front focuses wide open and close up, probably to
>> compensate for focus shift.  Serves me right for messing with
>> something that worked.  It will have to go back.
>> 
>> Comments etc appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Marty
>> 
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