Canon RF close focus distances

tonal1

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I'm looking at various Canon RF's, VI-T, P, 7, etc, and wondering what the minimum coupled rangefinder focusing distance is for these cameras. For instance, Leica M2, M4, M6 cameras all couple down to .7 meters whereas Leica iii's and most M3's will only focus to 1 meter (with adjustment possible for M3).

So will L39 Canons min. focus to .7, 1 meter, or some other distance?

Thanks!
 
With the exception of the Nikkor 50's, 2.0 and 1.4, all of the ltm lenses I have used focus down to one meter whether on a Canon or Leica body. The body doesn't seem to matter, although my Nikkor 50/2 will get down to 2.75 feet (0.84m) on my Leica IIIf body. Canon sold Auto-Up close up devices for some lenses to allow for closer focusing with rangefinder coupling.
 
Most of my lenses are 1m, but I have a few that will go closer (the VC 21/4 is marked to .5m for instance).

The RF mechanism on the Canon P disconnects at .7m though. So coupled focus is not possible closer than that.
 
Just a small correction, an Auto Up does not allow closer focusing, it just uses a close up lens to magnify the image.... as mentioned, the Nikkors do focus to 18" I believe - but uncoupled from the RF.
 
I forgot the VC lenses! A long time ago I owned a 35/2.5 P1 that focused to .8m on an M2 with adapter. Other VC lenses focus down to .7m- probably with rangefinder coupling.
 
OK, this has nothing to do with how close a specific lens will focus, it's how close the body will couple the lens to the rangefinder. A modern 50mm summicron focusses to .7 meters, put that lens on an early M3 that hasn't been modified and, while of course the lens will still focus to .7, the rangefinder will stop moving, decouple, as you focus in past 1 meter. So focusing closer than 1 meter using the rangefinder will give incorrect focus.

So, to restate, if you take a modern Voigtlander lens that focus to .7, .8, or .9 meters will the rangefinder be able to focus the full range of the lens?

To test this you place the lens on the body and turn the focus all the way in to the nearest focus point. Now focus on something close by moving THE WHOLE CAMERA until something comes into focus in the rangefinder. Now rotate the focus on the lens out in the direction of infinity. If the rangefinder image moves immediately as you rotate the focus barrel, than you are fully coupled. If you don't see the rangefinder image move until you turn to, say, 1 meter, than that is the closest point that the rangefinder is able to couple with the lens.

It always surprises me how many people with M3's don't know that their camera can't focus the modern lenses up close. It's a simple fix on an M3, but it's just not within the design of some cameras to focus closer, such as Leica iii's (I believe).
 
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