Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lovely shots, Jim. One inch isn't much to worry about. I only pay attention to adjustments when its off much more than that. They really are impressive lenses. Daniel On 3/31/06, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote: > LUGGERS- > > I recently purchased a black Jupiter 12 35mm f/2.8 lens from Yuri at > Fedka. I have followed Daniel Ridings' comments on his J12, and was > curious to see if I would encounter any focusing problems. A kitchen > counter check showed that, at 1 meter, the best focus was obtained about 1 > inch in front of the distance at which focus was set by both the distance > scale and the rangefinder. In actual use, I have not been able to tell a > difference between focusing with the rangefinder of the IIIf and adjusting > the focus for the one inch error. > > To try the lens in my normal environment, I made some photos at the local > airport using rangefinder focus without adjustment. A sad old DC-3 served > as a willing model for my efforts. While the lens is not as outstanding > as modern Leica glass, it is clean, works smoothly, and should serve my > needs. A couple of examples are shown below. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/DC_3_Engine_Nacelle > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Tail_of_a_DC_3 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >