Digilux 3 with R lens Focus Problems?

[sam3lindsey]

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I have a Digilux 3. I also have the 70-210 R lens with the (expensive) Leica R to 4/3rds lens adapter. While playing with the camera/lens combination, it seems that the focus is pretty good until you get to infinity and then it sucks big time.

 

Anyone have similar problems?

[JBonner]

I don't know about the lens you mention but my experience with Summicron 90 f2 and Elmarit 135 f2.8 has been wholly positive. I use a (whisper it quietly) cheap Chinese adapter, which works fine, and consider one of the main advantages of the D3 over the D2 to be the ability to use all that lovely glass from my other systems. The Summicron in particular is staggeringly good.

I suggest you have a word with the dealer who sold you the camera and check that nothing is amiss.

[karlitos]

I will echo everything John has said. I have been getting some great results with 90, 135 and 180mm lenses. I had not used the 70-210 until a minute ago, when I did a couple of test shots. I will say that all seems to be correct in C1 - sharpness is acceptable (ok, not brilliant) even at max aperture. Here's the 'but' though, I always regarded this lens as a donkey. It never lived upto Leica standards IMO, moderately sharp but colour reproduction was very poor. It is basically a paper weight for me, and the odd squashed wasp:)

[pebetz]

Hi

I'm using R lenses (50/2 28/2,8 60/2,8 and 135/2,8) and they all focus OK at inifity. Not using Leica adapter, though, but Fotodiox 4/3 adapers - two plus shipping from the US for 450 euro

[sam3lindsey]

Thanks to everyone for their input. I was ready to junk the whole thing and start all over. That would be a shame since I really like the camera.

 

Will try a different lens and see what is going on.

 

Sam

[sam3lindsey]

Used my telyt-r f4 250 and photos came out very nice. Guess it was the lens or the mounting of it that caused the infinity problem.