Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Was he able to make the adjustment without your having to send the camera to him? Do you think he could adjust my 50/1.5 Sonnar to be dead-on focus wide open with the M8? On Dec 19, 2008, at 7:52 PM, mehrdad wrote: > the lens had a little back focus with the m8, which to me is not a > surprise > as all of my leica lenses needed adjustments with the m8, when i > sent the > lens in, i asked Don to test and adjust the focus (back focus). > > Jeffery this lens is just as sweet on the M8 as it was on the > Konica. i sold > the body rather than having it adjusted also since i do have another > konica > rf adjusted for the m lenses. > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com> wrote: > >> What sort of adjustment did it require? >> >> >> On Dec 19, 2008, at 6:28 PM, mehrdad wrote: >> >> I had one these lenses 6 bit coded and adjusted to work with m8 by >> dag. >>> the >>> results are stunning, so if anybody is looking for a fast 50 and a >>> bit of >>> time (via dag) i highly recommend the konica 50mm/1.2 via ebay >>> usually at >>> good prices (if you are patient). the bokeh is very creamy, better >>> than >>> the >>> 50 1.4 per ash and asph. at 1.2 results are good, 1.4 and beyond >>> just >>> superletive, i find myslef using this lens wide open or @ 1.4. >>> though this >>> is a fast lens, it is quite diffrent than the 50 nocti. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ------------------------------------- >>> regards, mehrdad >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >