Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Zzzzz... OT: Hexar RF focusing
From: Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 11:25:09 -0500

Dante - Many thanks for taking the time to put your thoughts down on "paper"
- - I very much appreciate this effort.  After posting the question I came up
with some hypothetical responses myself
- -ernie ur getting old ( true 'nuff) and so are your eyes
- -50/1 is tough even with M6 classic
- -how do your work horse lenses compare and does the DOF even wide open at
f/2 cover up the problem? The answer is that with 35/2, 35/1.4 and 50/2
seemed to be close enough for the DOF to handle when open all the way open.
Also brought out the M4 to check and all three ( M4, M6 and hexar) were all
reasonably close.

Perhaps a tempest in a teapot so long as I don't shoot 50/1 or 90/2.8 wide
open.  On the other hand when I presented the problem to my wife (standard
issue leica spouse -"what the hell do you need another camera for") her
response is that If I need a Hexar lens to test I should just go out and buy
it - so there may me a silver lining to this cloud.

Now for the inverse ? Anyone have problems taking Hexar lenses and using
them on M bodies?

Once again Dante I appreciate your missive.
Ernie Nitka

Replies: Reply from "Tony Woo" <tonywoo@netvigator.com> (Re: [Leica] Zzzzz... OT: Hexar RF focusing)