Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/19

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Subject: [Leica] nocti alternative - konica 50mm/1.2
From: jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Fri Dec 19 18:35:59 2008
References: <440b792d0812191628w6d916ao1c03cb90248a309e@mail.gmail.com> <685DAC9B-A5DB-4E3B-BB30-F73C519B0100@runbox.com> <440b792d0812191752i683fd21dic6b556ebb5dc79fb@mail.gmail.com>

Was he able to make the adjustment without your having to send the  
camera to him? Do you think he could adjust my 50/1.5 Sonnar to be  
dead-on focus wide open with the M8?

On Dec 19, 2008, at 7:52 PM, mehrdad wrote:

> the lens had a little back focus with the m8, which to me is not a  
> surprise
> as all of my leica lenses needed adjustments with the m8, when i  
> sent the
> lens in, i asked Don to test and adjust the focus (back focus).
>
> Jeffery this lens is just as sweet on the M8 as it was on the  
> Konica. i sold
> the body rather than having it adjusted also since i do have another  
> konica
> rf adjusted for the m lenses.
>
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com> wrote:
>
>> What sort of adjustment did it require?
>>
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2008, at 6:28 PM, mehrdad wrote:
>>
>> I had one these lenses 6 bit coded and adjusted to work with m8 by  
>> dag.
>>> the
>>> results are stunning, so if anybody is looking for a fast 50 and a  
>>> bit of
>>> time (via dag) i highly recommend the konica 50mm/1.2 via ebay  
>>> usually at
>>> good prices (if you are patient). the bokeh is very creamy, better  
>>> than
>>> the
>>> 50 1.4 per ash and asph. at 1.2 results are good, 1.4 and beyond  
>>> just
>>> superletive, i find myslef using this lens wide open or @ 1.4.  
>>> though this
>>> is a fast lens, it is quite diffrent than the 50 nocti.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> -------------------------------------
>>> regards, mehrdad
>>>
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>
>
>
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> -------------------------------------
> regards, mehrdad
>
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Replies: Reply from msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad) ([Leica] nocti alternative - konica 50mm/1.2)
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