peterm1
Veteran
I have read a lot of internet forum threads complaining about the rangfinder becoming inaccurate. I recently had this problem when mine developed the issue. And it was not just a little off it was waaaaaaaay off - like 10 inches behind the subject with all lenses I tested at 3 metres.
I made some careful experiments with a distance scale marked on a board and then took shots at set distances using both the rangefinder and lens scales alternately. Half a dozen lenses - all off by a similar amount.
I took my unit to a local guy who seems to have adjusted it back to close to where it should be - at least its usable although I am still not sure its spot on. This guy who has been around for 40 years and is well experienced in adjusting M cameras says he can't understand it as M film cameras appear not to have the issue unless dropped or something and the digital rangefinder mechanics appear to be the same. Mine has been treated like a baby.
The blogger in this blog says that rangefinder zero drifting off the mark is common with M8s. (Great blog incidentally)
http://blog.mingthein.com/?s=leica+m8
I made some careful experiments with a distance scale marked on a board and then took shots at set distances using both the rangefinder and lens scales alternately. Half a dozen lenses - all off by a similar amount.
I took my unit to a local guy who seems to have adjusted it back to close to where it should be - at least its usable although I am still not sure its spot on. This guy who has been around for 40 years and is well experienced in adjusting M cameras says he can't understand it as M film cameras appear not to have the issue unless dropped or something and the digital rangefinder mechanics appear to be the same. Mine has been treated like a baby.
The blogger in this blog says that rangefinder zero drifting off the mark is common with M8s. (Great blog incidentally)
http://blog.mingthein.com/?s=leica+m8
Scheelings
Well-known
Not really. I don't think everyone intuitively realizes that polling for whether they had problems with their m8 in a sub-forum for m8 problems is likely to be heavily skewed as a higher percentage of people in such a forum have got a problem!
I agree with Jaap