Focusing issues on M6 TTL

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Hi,

I just bought an M6 TTL 0.58, which I am very happy about. A step up from the old M4P.

Unfortunately my old Summicron 50mm (1969) stops focusing under 1 meter. From the closest 0.7m to 1m nothing moves in the rangefinder and it feels like the lens isn't catching in the camera somehow. However it stills works fine on the M4P.

Does anyone know what this could mean?

kind regards,
Max
 
It's possible that there's a mis-alignment of the cameras focusing lever that causes it to be held in place by the lens helicals in the close focusing range on the Summicron.

Just a thought.
 
Maxapple88 said:
Hi,

I just bought an M6 TTL 0.58, which I am very happy about. A step up from the old M4P.

Unfortunately my old Summicron 50mm (1969) stops focusing under 1 meter. From the closest 0.7m to 1m nothing moves in the rangefinder and it feels like the lens isn't catching in the camera somehow. However it stills works fine on the M4P.

Does anyone know what this could mean?

kind regards,
Max
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some lens can't make focus under 1 meter 😉 make sure this one can 😱
 
It might be that some part of the light baffle inside the M6TTL (cover for the meter cell ?) prevents the cam of the lens from rotating closer than 1m. I had a similar problem with my M6TTL and a DR Summicron, which worked perfect on my other cameras.
 
this is normal (for one of my lenses at least), the camera and lens decouple at 1 meter even though my lens focuses down to .7m
 
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I found this on the cameraquest.com web-site:

"The 50/2 DR will probably work fine on the M6, but you must remember to mount and dismount the lens focused at infinity. When focused near it's closest regular focusing distance, the lens will be difficult to mount OR unmount. I have reports of the DR not functioning in close up range on a M6. I am frankly unsure if these reports are due to variations with the bodies and the DR, or are the result of user error. More research will till. It seems prudent to try a DR on your M6 before you buy it."



In my case (M6TTL + DR Summicron) I could only focus down to 1 meter then the cam was blocked by the light baffle inside the camera. As has been mentioned, better to ask Don at DAG about your specific problem.
 
tmfabian said:
this is normal (for one of my lenses at least), the camera and lens decouple at 1 meter even though my lens focuses down to .7m
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This is exactly the problem. Don from DAG told me to look through the camera at B with the back door open and focus the lens, the cam only reaches the lens at 1m. So this can't be changed?
 
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