Mistral
Member
I am veteran Leica RF user.
I'm becoming quite convinced that the RF of my M8 is consistently off.
Actual focus is a bit behind (further out) than the RF tells me.
A real agony for portraits where I'm particular about selecting the point of focus.
(according to RF)
So a series of wide open shots from a sturdy tripod seem to confirm.
Never dropped it. It happens with a variety of lenses.
Of course, this is highly pronounced with Summicron 90mm f 2.0 ASPH.
The VERY lens I prefer to use for portraits.
I'll take the M8 to local shop where I bought it, but just wondering if others have had such a problem.
I'm becoming quite convinced that the RF of my M8 is consistently off.
Actual focus is a bit behind (further out) than the RF tells me.
A real agony for portraits where I'm particular about selecting the point of focus.
(according to RF)
So a series of wide open shots from a sturdy tripod seem to confirm.
Never dropped it. It happens with a variety of lenses.
Of course, this is highly pronounced with Summicron 90mm f 2.0 ASPH.
The VERY lens I prefer to use for portraits.
I'll take the M8 to local shop where I bought it, but just wondering if others have had such a problem.
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JWW
Established
If you do a search in the leica users forum for backfocus you'll get results showing how to adjust the RF. Just make sure it's the camera not a particular lens, ie if it's out of focus with all your fast lenses then most likely it's the body. If it's just one lens, then send it in for adjustment.
Jan
Jan
Mistral
Member
Thanks, I'll look for backfocus.