Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: RE: Konica fiction
From: "Jacques Bilinski" <jbilin@axionet.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 17:23:18 -0700
References: <4.1.20010510082710.0211b800@xsj02.sjs.agilent.com> <4.1.20010510160259.040b4160@xsj02.sjs.agilent.com> <p05010407b721324531f1@[209.53.33.7]>

>I get sharp shots at f/1.4, which are focussed with the
> rangefinder, and even at infinity, and which are indistinguishably as
> sharp as pictures taken with the same lens on the same tripod with
> the same film within minutes on an M6. If the backfocus difference
> did exist for my camera, it should be impossible to get sharp shots
> with the 35/1.4

This is what anyone with doubts about their Konica (or Leica, Voi.., etc)
should do. Use your fastest lens, or test them all. This can be done easily
and will be completely independant of any rangefinder adjustment. Then you
either stop loosing sleep over this or take remedial action.

In reply to: Message from Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> ([Leica] Re: RE: Konica fiction)