Hi everyone, today I took mine newly bought Noctilux and 90mm APO and M6 TTL body out for some shots, when I use the Noctilux with the M6, I notice if I focus something across the street( street with 4 lanes), the lens is already turn to infinity, focus anything further are out of align slightly, is that some wrong with the Nocti or the M6 body? I did not notice any alignment problem with the 90mm lens, how much would cost to adjust the rangefinder if I send it to Leica NJ? I don't have passport warranty, will this problem effect picture quality? I am in San Francisco Bay Area, anybody knows any local shop can do the re align adjustment job? Thank you!!

-- Jia Shi (bbestbuy@sohu.com), May 22, 2002

Answers

I forgot to mention the above scene happened at ngiht, the aperture was set to F/1 and F/1.4. Thanks

-- Jia Shi (bbestbuy@sohu.com), May 22, 2002.

Have a look at Leica FAQ page. You will find a way to check rangefinder alignement and correct it if needed.

-- Xavier C. (xcolmant@powerir.com), May 22, 2002.

If your two lenses don't agree, one of them is messed up, and adjusting the camera isn't the solution. Be sure to use an extremely distant subject to test on--two miles is appropriate, a couple of blocks definitely is not. My favorite test subject is over three miles away, and that gives distinctly different results from another about one mile away.

-- Michael Darnton (mdarnton@hotmail.com), May 22, 2002.

Jai, Best to try the same body with a selection of lenses, this will quickly tell you if your rangefinder is misaligned or your Noctilux has problems.

-- Karl Yik (karl.yik@dk.com), May 22, 2002.

Stars or the moon are about as infinite as you get. I can't believe though that Michael can see observe a change in focus between 1 and 3 miles on an M RF - that's way , way beyond the capabilities of the system. I have been able to observe differences up to a couple of 100m on a .72 finder but even here you are well into the area where film flatness and thickness variations will undermine the focusing accuracy of any system.

-- Johann Fuller (johannfuller@hotmail.com), May 22, 2002.