Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have the M8 and the 50/1.4 Nikkor LTM. How do I go about testing the two together for a focus shift? Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Dante Stella Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 8:43 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] More M8 questions Ok, having decided that the M8 project is not coming out of pocket, I have offed a Fuji MF camera, 3 superspeed Nikon primes, one midrange Nikon zoom, and 73 miscellaneous items. I am down to the "gap" financing - which might be to sell a Kodak 14n. Or maybe I'll just suck up the rest (a few hundred dollars at this point) in cash. But I still am in the "is Paris well worth a Mass?" stage. Some questions: 1. Has anyone shot both the Leica and the 14n? Does the Leica have comparable tonality and exposure latitude? Does the M8 have any automatic highlight recovery capability (like Kodak's digital exposure correction)? 2. Is the 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M asph focus shift a real problem or internet bunk? This was the lens I was really looking forward to using on the M8, but there seems to be some indication that it focuses correctly only from f/1.4 to f/4. 3. Do 50/1.4 Nikkor (LTM) lenses exhibit focus shifts? 4. Has anyone had to have lenses recollimated to focus properly (at infinity) on an M8? Thanks Dante _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information