Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/17

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Subject: [Leica] Re: darkroom focusing
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri Jun 17 07:47:52 2005

On 6/17/05 5:57 AM, "Michael J Herring" <creativevisions@verizon.net> typed:

> It is not a myth.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 2:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: darkroom focusing
> 
> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> Some lenses I've had or used that have had focus shift problems:
>>> Various 50mm f/2.8 Rodagons of different eras (all)
>>> 50mm f/2.8 Componons - same
>>> 40mm Focotar
>>> 240 Componon
>>> 150 Rodagons and Componons of various ages
>>> 75 Nikkor
>>> 50/2.8 Nikkor
>>> 105 Rodagon (slight)
>>> WA Componon 60
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Lenses that have negligible or no focus shift:
>>> Nikkor 80/5.6
>>> Nikkor 63
>>> Focotar 50 (second)
>>> S-Orthoplanar 60
>>> 
>> I've never been able to detect any focus shift with most of the Nikors
>> which
>> I've used and two or three of the Componon. I'm wondering how Henning is
>> deciding he's getting focus shift as take his recommendations pretty
>> seriously. I pretty much think it's a myth for the most part.
>> I strongly recommend focusing wide open and then stop down to your
> working
>> aperture. I'd hate to have this stuff driving me crazy.
>> Focusing stopped down just seems very weird to me.
>> 
>> Mark Rabiner
>> Photography
>> Portland Oregon
>> http://rabinergroup.com/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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That was "Henning" not "Herring"!


Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/





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