Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] Infinity focus accuracy
From: bussbearm at aei.ca (Robert Beaudoin)
Date: Tue Oct 25 16:48:05 2005
 
Bonsoir,

  Sorry for being a bit late, but I'm on the digest.  This one seems to have 
gone unnoticed however it must be challenged.  Ted Grant ye olde master has 
got it wrong.  Ted claims that it does not matter if one's camera 
rangefinder is off at infinity since one usually very rarely takes photos at 
infinity. Just stop down the lens says he. Well, if the rangefinder on my M5 
is off at infinity, assuming the lens is properly calibrated, it certainly 
also has to be off at any other distances, including the shortest ones.  How 
can it be any other way?  Is it possible for a rangefinder to be off at 
infinity but not at other distances?  What say you experts?  Inquiring minds 
etc. etc.

   Best,

  Robert (Un chevalier sans blason)
Replies: Reply from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] Infinity focus accuracy)
Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Infinity focus accuracy)