parigby Posted June 10, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 10, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am very interested in acquiring ta 1950's 50mm Elmar. A seller had used it mostly on the M3. . I subsequently bought the lens which the seller had used on the M3 with pin sharp results, at least that is what l have been told. Upon receipt l loaded it onto my M8, ran off five test shots, to find them all blurred. I put my own 35mm (1947 vintage) onto the M8 took the test shot again and it's pin sharp. The lens has been returned to the seller. Now l have to admit that l have never heard of a lens being pin sharp on a M3 and blurred on the M8 before, but then l'm no expert. Has any one had experience such as this / does it happen / or what. regards ....... philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Hi parigby, Take a look here sharp on M3 blurred on M8. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lct Posted June 10, 2012 Share #2 Posted June 10, 2012 I've got a couple of lenses like that. Last ones are a Summicron 90 and an Elmarit 90, both pre-digital lenses. Both have focus problems with my M8.2 that they had not with film. Just a matter of lens calibration according to my repair man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 10, 2012 Share #3 Posted June 10, 2012 The tolerance requirements for digital cameras is much tighter than for film ones. Leica would have been able to adjust the focus for you for a fee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 10, 2012 Share #4 Posted June 10, 2012 Leica does indeed adjust older lenses to M8/M9 standard, but any qualified Leica technician can do that as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted June 12, 2012 Share #5 Posted June 12, 2012 Ayup, lens calibration is what you need. Rememer to take both the cameras and the lenses with you to have them "matched" properly.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted June 12, 2012 Share #6 Posted June 12, 2012 Not that good an idea if you have other lenses working fine with your body IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caparobertsan Posted June 13, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 13, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leica does indeed adjust older lenses to M8/M9 standard, but any qualified Leica technician can do that as well. But what annoying thing was that my brand new elmarit 28/2.8 6bit lens needed adjusting for my m8 body. I hope it will be still sharp with film body as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted June 13, 2012 Share #8 Posted June 13, 2012 But what annoying thing was that my brand new elmarit 28/2.8 6bit lens needed adjusting for my m8 body. I hope it will be still sharp with film body as well. They are hand assembled, so human err is always a chance to happen. Moreso, your M8 may have a misaligned rangefinder focusing, so it doesn't go in-line with your new lens. With this mechanical gearing there's many thing that can go wrong, thus why most Leica-M shooters stick with one or two lenses at most, to avoid that. That can also happen, while you have all your cameras and lenses fixed, and someone uses your lens and experience a "misfocus/soft" result as well. That is why it is adviseable to send both your camera body AND the lens for calibration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caparobertsan Posted June 13, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 13, 2012 They are hand assembled, so human err is always a chance to happen. Moreso, your M8 may have a misaligned rangefinder focusing, so it doesn't go in-line with your new lens. With this mechanical gearing there's many thing that can go wrong, thus why most Leica-M shooters stick with one or two lenses at most, to avoid that. That can also happen, while you have all your cameras and lenses fixed, and someone uses your lens and experience a "misfocus/soft" result as well. That is why it is adviseable to send both your camera body AND the lens for calibration. Yes that is exactly right! They asked me to send both! Now My M8 focuses at closest distance at 0/0 with any other lenses. But When I mounted cheap ebay mount adopter, altered cam position now infinity does not match~oh well infinity is not that important I just set infinity for landscape shot.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 13, 2012 Share #10 Posted June 13, 2012 If your (and your friend's) system is set up properly the body and lenses are adjusted to a fixed standard, not the lens to the body or the other way around. It is the only way to ensure interchangeability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted June 13, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 13, 2012 Exactly, otherwise i would have to send 30+ lenses together with 4 bodies in each time one of my lenses needs some calibration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 13, 2012 Share #12 Posted June 13, 2012 most Leica-M shooters stick with one or two lenses at most Please come over and convince my wife of this.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted June 13, 2012 Share #13 Posted June 13, 2012 Please come over and convince my wife of this.... !!!That's Easy to fix!!! I'll swing by with a coupl'a pelican cases, share a good chat, then leave with the excess inventory. Wink Wink Ha Ha Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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