Leica CL, focussing wide open

[fitzihardwurshd]

Hi,

I am thinking about a CL as a second body. Did anybody ever have a prob with focusing correctly with a f1.5 lens like CV Nokton on a CL ?
And what about tele lenses up to 90mm ?

Thanks,

bertram

 

[clarence]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27942&highlight=CL+jupiter

This may be of assistance. From my experience, I've used a 90/2 on a CL at full aperture safely at longer distances. At minimum distance, it might be inaccurate.

Clarence

 

[sleepyhead]

The camera was designed to focus the 40/2 lens down to around 0.8 meter and the 90/4 to about 1 meter. That's about 4 cm of DOF.

The 50mm nokton wide-open has about that amount of DOF at 1.1 meters.

Different people's eyesight varies their ability to accurately focus an RF, and practice really helps. Up close, I tend to just set the lens focus at what I want and then move myself slightly closer or nearer to get the final focus.