Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/25

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Subject: Re: Rangefinder mechanics (was:Making pictures with the M Leica)
From: bholmes@frii.com (Ben Holmes)
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 15:28:12 -0700 (MST)

>
>I could be all wet, but I'm having trouble buying into the theory about
>excessive slop in the M rangefinder.  If one needs to "load" the system
>from one direction in order to provide a stable bearing surface, then
>approaching the same point from the opposite direction wouldn't
>necessarliy result in using the same relative bearing surface.  The two
>settings would be slightly different under such a condition.

You're right. This doesn't hold water for the M's RF. I was making an
analogy to machine tools - not to say that it is true for the Leica, just to
better understand what the original poster wrote. 

Regards,

Ben W. Holmes

Boulder, CO
USA

bholmes@frii.com