Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 20, 2008, at 8:44 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote: > Tina, > > I wouldn't recommend it even though I aligned my first M8 this way. > You are adjusting the rangefinder infinity setting. And while it > will make all your lenses more usable as far as back focus, it will > mess up the longer lenses at infinity. The adjustment made my 90mm > APO Summicron and 135mm APO Telyt un-useable. My Noctilux and all > 50mm lenses and wider were perfect though. > > Now that I have my 2nd M8, I'm leaving the rangefinder alone and > getting my two problem lenses fixed. > Just a warning to be careful. seems terribly incongruous... to correct back focus, we EITHER send out our lenses , OR fix our M8 body ourselves, clearly we are dealing with two quite different things, Steve > > > Len > > > On Apr 20, 2008, at 11:29 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> At 09:46 AM 4/20/2008, you wrote: >>> In every case the DOF shifts away from the camera with the M8. In >>> other words the lens appears to back focus. T >>> >>> Len >> >> There is a long thread on how to fix back focusing on the M8 on the >> Leica Forum: >> >> http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/13933-new-backfocus-thread-solution.html >> >> http://tinyurl.com/4n2nko >> >> I'm going to try this with the Allen wrench as soon as I can get >> around to it! >> >> Tina >> >> Tina Manley >> ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI >> http://www.tinamanley.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 best, Steve "I never wanted to be famous" http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/186890