Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One thing that looks to have changed with the Noctilux is more a pronounced vignette wide open, maybe just the conditions yesterday but compared to stuff taken before it is far heavier. Lens was coded in both. john -----Original Message----- From: John McMaster [mailto:john at chiaroscuro.co.nz] Sent: Saturday, 10 March 2012 4:08 p.m. To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] Getting lenses calibrated Looks spot on, it was way out (back focus 30cm at 5m and would not focus beyond ~50m) before the gnomes touched it. Shot from distance down to 1m and all look good..... john -----Original Message----- Hi John, Can you say what you mean by "sorted"? Is it spot on or is there still a bit of an issue? Thanks, Bob On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 5:22 PM, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz>wrote: > I have just got my lenses back from Solms, 6-bitting (where > needed/available) and calibration. The Noctilux had been way out but > is now sorted and I think that the 35mm (pre-asph) and 75mm Summiluxes > are a bit sharper wide open than they used to be. I know a couple of > people have asked about whether things changed after a trip to the > homeland....... > > john > >