[Leica] A good while ago

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

David,
Now that you have selected a car I can talk about the focusing issues with
the 75 Summilux.  My guess is that the Summilux always focused a little off
but with film curl and the fact that silver emulsions are several microns
deep versus a definite plane of focus with a silicon sensor.  Also, as an
old design I suspect that some of the redder light is focusing in a
different place than say the blue light.  So, I will send one lens in to be
adjusted which I should have done ten years ago as the hood spins with a
snapped screw.

So, wait a few years and pick up an M81/2 or M9.  Your comments about the
D100 were also my general experience with the early versions from Canon and
NIkon.  The M8 has had surprisingly few problems for a new camera from a new
digital company.

On 4/3/07, David Rodgers <drodgers@casefarms.com> wrote:
>
> Don,
>
> Is not being able to focus your Summilux a gnat or an elephant? If
> you're trying to focus on an elephant a few inches of back focus is no
> big deal. If you're trying to focus on a gnat, it might be.
>
> I'm not trying to be a smart ass. (OK maybe a little). As usual you
> provide valuable insight. OTOH, I tend to be a little myopic when it
> comes to Leica. So information from both sides of the fence is always
> good.
>
> I was all ready to buy an M8. I held up because of focusing concerns
> with my Noctilux. I will get one eventually but I may sent it to Leica
> with the Noct before even opening the box. Hopefully the workload will
> ease and turn around will be quicker from Solms. I'd feel better if I
> knew Sherry or DAG could do the work.
>
> As far as ROI, I used that rationale when I purchased a D100. When I
> replaced it with a D200 I analyzed how much I'd saved. I would have
> saved money shooting film. For one thing, the D100 required more
> servicing than a film camera (including hot pixel mapping and on several
> occasions dust that I couldn't remove). Still, I'd buy the D100 again if
> I had to do it over.
>
> DaveR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Dory [mailto:don.dory@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 8:09 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] A good while ago
>
> Victor,
> The web is a great place to magnify gnats into elephants.  The M8 is a
> fabulous M.  Does it have quirks, does a IIIf have quirks?  We are
> talking
> Leica here.  My sample has been flawless, I may never put a roll of film
> through a camera again.  Be not afraid, it is a wonderful image cutting
> device.  I don't have a coded lens and have no intention of coding any
> of my
> lenses.  I have used lenses going back to 1935, I have used ultra-wides
> to
> 135's with only two issues; a 135 Nikkor back focuses and my 75 Summilux
> focuses five or six inches to the rear.  It is a rangefinder so if the
> cam
> or the cam follower is off there is an issue.
>
> If you like rangefinder shooting and don't have any strong preference
> for
> film then run to your dealer and buy one.  Your ROI will be a year or
> two.
>
>
>
>
>
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