Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/10

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Subject: [Leica] Rangefinder not going to infinity
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:52:41 -0800
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Hmmm.,. I know how to adjust for vertical alignment, but this does sound
like a job for the professional :-(

Um,, this camera got... dropped --_--

On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 12:32 AM, Chris Crawford <
chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:

> Just means the rangefinder needs adjustment. They go out of adjustment
> over time or if banged around. Its routine maintenance for a RF camera.
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> On 3/10/12 2:22 AM, "Phil Forrest" <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> >It's a function of it being 2012. Infinity got closer this year.  :)
> >
> >Phil Forrest
> >
> >
> >
> >On Fri, 9 Mar 2012 23:18:37 -0800
> >Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Not the Leica, but one of my XPan. When I focus the lens on infinity
> >> (and I tried it with all 3 XPan lens) the rangefinder patch is still
> >> "too short." In fact, the patch seems to reach infinity already at
> >> ~50 feet out.
> >>
> >> The other XPan works OK. Does that mean a CLA is in order?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
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Replies: Reply from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Rangefinder not going to infinity)
In reply to: Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest) ([Leica] Rangefinder not going to infinity)
Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford) ([Leica] Rangefinder not going to infinity)