[Leica] 24mm lens has incredible powers...

[mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)]

Nathan,

I think you have unwittingly obtained one of the rare Buzz Lightyear 
special editions - these are able to focus 'to Infinity and beyond'...:-)

Cheers


Mark

Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> ....namely, it focuses beyond infinity. I discovered it by coincidence 
> today. When I focus on something very far (>10 km away) with my 
> 3.8/24mm, the rangefinder image is in focus at a point just short of the 
> infinity mark on the lens. None of my other lenses does that, so the 
> problem is with the 24mm.
> 
> Two questions:
> 
> 1) Is it really a problem? I could send it to Solms, it is obviously 
> still under warranty, but I do not feel like being without it for 
> several weeks if it is not really necessary.
> 2) In the meantime, what should I trust? The markings on the lens or 
> what I see in the viewfinder? Or perhaps it does not really matter given 
> the DOF of this lens even at maximum aperture.
> 
> TIA,
> Nathan
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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