Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny raises a good point. For your an M rangefinder, infinity is a long way away. I like to use something at least 2 kilometers away. Test in the open air not through a glass window. The moon at night or far off clouds work well as a target. The light pole two blocks away is no where near far enough away. John Collier On 23-Oct-05, at 8:17 AM, SonC@aol.com wrote: > > > In a message dated 10/23/2005 9:10:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > jbcollier@shaw.ca writes: > > On 23-Oct-05, at 7:04 AM, Wade Heninger wrote: > > >> I just noticed today that if I focus on an object a few miles away, >> that I >> can't get it to line up at infinity. The patches just don't line >> up - and I >> swear they used to. >> >> Does this mean I've whacked my rangefinder alignment out? I only >> have my >> trusty 'cron with me (traveling) so I can't test it with another >> lens. >> > ======================== > > > Does the scale focus seem to match up at say, six feet? That's more > important, until you can check with say a 90mm lens. With a 50mm > Summicron, > Infinity is about a city block away.