Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Solm's Lack of Quality--rangefinder
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 09:30:20 +0200

Dan,

Thanks. I will do some more rigorous testing with my 75mm wide open, just to
make sure everything works properly.

Nathan

Dan Cardish wrote:

> At 08:52 PM 12-05-98 +0200, Nathan wrote:
> >Hi Steve,
> >
> >OK, so if my rangefinder actually does align the two images, then I have to
> >assume it is all right?
>
> No.  Things can look good in the viewfinder, but may still be off.  This
> was happening with my old M6 a few years ago.  I first noticed it when
> shooting wide open with my 75.  I was consistently getting the actual focus
> a few feet in front of where I had focused the rangefinder.  I had the
> camera adjusted, and it has been fine ever since.  But the *vertical*
> mis-alignment, though annoying, is usually not critical in terms of
> focusing accuracy, and is easy to correct, I believe.
>
> Dan C.