raid
Dad Photographer
I would pick an interesting LTM 50mm lens with minimum focus distance 1m. There are several options for such a lens.
The Rigid Summicron is maybe my favorite 50mm lens, and I have many excellent 50mm lenses. Don’t ignore the Sonnar 5cm 1.5 or the Konica 50mm 2.4 or the J3 after getting adjusted by Brian S. A forgotten lens is the Canon 50mm 1.5.
The Rigid Summicron is maybe my favorite 50mm lens, and I have many excellent 50mm lenses. Don’t ignore the Sonnar 5cm 1.5 or the Konica 50mm 2.4 or the J3 after getting adjusted by Brian S. A forgotten lens is the Canon 50mm 1.5.
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aw614
Established
How accurate if an FSU rangefinder was adjusted for a Leica standard would be at minimum focusing distance? The Nikon F2 can couple way past that soft click on my Zorki. But I never tried shooting it or adjusting the cam for that lens on it. (I hate adjusting the minimum focusing distance on the FSU RF and left it optimized for any FSU lenses I have)
A few lenses I have (need to test when I get home), stop coupling to the rf cam on my Nicca, Canon, etc at their minimum focusing distance. LLL 35mm 8E, and the VC 21mm F4 are the ones that come to mind for me.
A few lenses I have (need to test when I get home), stop coupling to the rf cam on my Nicca, Canon, etc at their minimum focusing distance. LLL 35mm 8E, and the VC 21mm F4 are the ones that come to mind for me.
Coldkennels
Barnack-toting Brit.
Depends a lot on the body you're using. A FED 2 (the original long-base one) or either a Zorki 5 or 6 would be the best. All the others have too short a rangefinder base length to really be that reliable at the extremes.
I recalibrated my Zorki 5 to the Leica standard a long time back. Works a treat... just don't mount anything with a partial cam like the various LTM 135mm lenses on it!