Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The only time I have trouble focusing is when I take too much time doing it, breathing at the same time, and condensation freezes on my glasses. Daniel On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Charles Hehl wrote: > Greg, > > The only times I have had problems with teh focusing block on my M6's was > when I got my big fingers in the way of the little window...it is pretty > easy to do. > > Regards, > Charles > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Rubenstein" <gcr910@msn.com> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 11:07 AM > Subject: [Leica] Cold Weather M Focusing > > > > > > The metering/focusing block in the middle of two of my M viewfinders > > disappeared yesterday during some cold-weather shooting in Chicago. > > Temperature was around 0 degrees F. This happened on my M6 ttl, which has > an > > MP viewfinder (0.85), and my M7 with a .72 finder. Lenses in use were the > 90 > > mm APO Summicron and 21 mm Elmarit (ASPH). > > > > The metering/focusing blocks and normal coincident focusing capabilities > > returned shortly after heading inside and letting the cameras thaw. The > > blocks vanished again within 15 minutes of going back outside in the > > afternoon (temp was about the same). And returned again not long after > being > > brought back inside. Did keep the M7 under my coat some out of concern > > for > > battery performance, which was fine. > > > > I focused by judging distances -- the negatives look sharp -- but am > curious > > about whether others have experienced this phenomena, whether they > > handled > > it differently (and how), or how to avoid it. Is this, perhaps, a signal > to > > send the gear in for a check up (or maybe check my common sense and > > remain > > inside when the weather is so brisk)? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Greg Rubenstein > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >