Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > You won't believe it - but the 75 wide open at nearest focus on the > > Leica focuses about 2 inches too far away - that is the focus > > point is in front of where it should be > > I believe it. Mine did the same thing, a brand new lens, and I sent it to > Leica NJ and was told it was in spec. (I was already confident that the > rangefinder was accurate). Same here. Note that the 75, like most Leica lenses, twists to a min. focus distance that is likely closer than the .75 m spec. Testing mine at .75 m (tape measured dist. from subject to film plane, then achieved focus) and 1 m showed the focus to be accurate. Dan