Leica MP.72 with Sumicron 35mm not focusing at infinity

[Aditi]

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I bought a Leica MP 0.72 in February and without any camera damage, the focus at infinity has stopped working. 
 

Can someone advise on the best course of action. The Leica store in India do not have a set up for the MP film cameras 

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[jaapv]

I find it hard to believe that an official Leica store cannot help youAt any rate any halfway competent repair shop that services analog Leicas should be able to solve this. You can also send it to Leica Customer service in Wetzlar, but that may take some time v

[andrew01]

The subject in the example picture is way too close to make any comment about the rangefinder calibration at infinity

[davidmknoble]

@Aditi, I agree with @andrew01, to be sure you have a problem, use a building far away or something similar.  Also, if you think it is a problem, it may have been there all along but you were not focusing that far away with a high f/stop.  Consider also borrowing a lens for a roll of film and shoot at infinity.  It could be the lens that is the problem.

Finally, if you ever dropped or banged the camera, that is known for putting the rangefinder out of alignment.  Good luck!

[edstock]

If you are in the state's, what about a good CLA'd by DAG. He's in Wisconsin. 

[Huss]

On 4/9/2022 at 4:39 AM, andrew01 said:

The subject in the example picture is way too close to make any comment about the rangefinder calibration at infinity

Exactly.  That bush looks to be about 15 feet away!  You need as close to an infinity subject.  I use the moon.  (serious).

[adan]

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2 hours ago, Huss said:

I use the moon.  (serious).

Definitely works, but 1 kilometer is sufficient for effective infinity with M-rangefinders. And more available in daytime.

A 0.72x M rangefinder can just barely distinguish 400m from "infinity," in my experience, so the test object needs to be at least that far away. With whatever safety factor beyond that one has available. I generally sight on Denver's downtown high-rises from ~2-3 km away.