ChrNil49 Posted July 14, 2011 Share #1 Â Posted July 14, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm new to the M9, I bought a new tripod since my old one broke. It is a Manfrotto 055XPROB with a Manfrotto 084RC2 head. When I mounted my M9 on it and tried to focus the lines in the rangefinder started to move (not talking about the focus). Could the rangefinder be influenced in some kind of magnetic way???? Really not sure what is causing this and would be more than grateful for some ideas! Regards, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Hi ChrNil49, Take a look here Strange tripod behaviour. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
SJP Posted July 14, 2011 Share #2 Â Posted July 14, 2011 This is what they are supposed to do, it is called parallax correction. The location of the lens and of the rangefinder mechanism do no coincide so you need to compensate for that depending on where you focus. At (close to) infinity the framelines are centred, at 1m they are displaced "inwards". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrNil49 Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share #3 Â Posted July 14, 2011 Thank you! Just googled parallax correction and know now. Learning new things every day, Great! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted July 14, 2011 Share #4 Â Posted July 14, 2011 Stephen has answered your question, but I might recommend that there are several excellent books for the beginning Leica M user. "Leica M9 The Expanded Guide" by David Taylor is fairly recent and an excellent reference for the new M9 user. Â Enjoy your camera!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrNil49 Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share #5 Â Posted July 14, 2011 Thank you seafurydriver, I have the book and it touches on parallax, but does not describe what I experienced, the book was a great starting point though. Love the M9 even with it's different ways (compared to my D700) ;o) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted July 14, 2011 Share #6  Posted July 14, 2011 Thank you! Just googled parallax correction and know now. Learning new things every day, Great!  Well if its not that you could call Mulder and Scully  Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted July 15, 2011 Share #7  Posted July 15, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Don’t pay any attention to these guys….. they are throwing you a curve-ball: the freakin’ tripod is haunted and they know it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLikeLeica Posted April 11, 2012 Share #8 Â Posted April 11, 2012 @ChrNil49 Â are you happy with the tripod so far? was looking into it this week as a potential buy... Â thank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 11, 2012 Share #9  Posted April 11, 2012 M9 FAQ? It’s in there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rramesh Posted April 12, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted April 12, 2012 "Can you imagine a milking stool tilted and bowled violently along the ground? That was the impression those instant flashes gave. But instead of a milking stool imagine it a great body of machinery on a tripod stand." Â War of the Worlds, HG Wells Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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