Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/03

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Subject: [Leica] Does your 50mm f2.8 Elmar-M (new) focus down to 0.7 m?
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 06:39:44 -0600
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My latest version of the 50/2.8 couples with my M4's rangefinder to just wee 
bit closer than 0.7 meter.

John

On 2010-05-02, at 6:41 PM, Vick Ko wrote:

> Does your 50mm f2.8 Elmar-M (new) focus down to 0.7 m?
> 
> Mine has a ring that is above the cam, at the 0.7m closest distance, and 
> prevents the body cam from getting that close.
> 
> I think a half-an-hour with a jewel file will fix the problem, but 
> intrigued that the problem exists at all.
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Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Does your 50mm f2.8 Elmar-M (new) focus down to 0.7 m?)