Thanks for the tip Aram, it was working fine up until this past weekend. I did have a ding on the filter ring show up, I think a tripod may have hit it in the trunk on the last trip. I will look for set screws, fixed a Tamron 90, it required taking off the rubber focus grip to find them. Noel C "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Hi Noel. Sorry to hear about this. I had a lens for my Rollei SL-35 once >that did this. It turned out there were a few set screws on the focusing >ring and the ring had slipped a bit. I just focused on an object that was a >measured 6 feet away, and then loosened the ring and turned it so it read 6 >feet. I tightened them up, then focused on something at infinity to check. >I think I had to fine tune it a bit, but it worked just fine after that. I >knew that the camera body was adjusted fine, as all other lenses worked just >fine focusing to infinity. > >I looked at my Leica lenses and I only see some set screws in my 90/2.8 >lens. It is of the same vintage as the 100/4, so maybe it has set screws >that will allow you to ajust the focus ring. If not I guess the repair shop >is in its future. > >Aram > > > >>From: nhcharch@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Noel Charchuk) >>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [LRFlex] Re: Infinity focus problem Macro Elmar R >>Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:27:12 -0400 >> >>Doug the lens is the 100 Macro Elmar. It used to focus to infinity, now it >>doesn't. The travel seems correct from stop to stop, but it just doesn't >>line up in the microprism. >>Other lenses focus on the body OK, and the suspect lens does the same thing >>on another R body. >>And, I don't have the doubler mounted, before someone asks! ; ) >> >>I suspect a trip to the repair shop is in order, unfortunately. As the lens >>works for near focus, and it is wildflower season, and I have a 90 and 135 >>R lens, that may have to wait until the leaves fall, as I want to use it >>for macro work on mountain flowers. >> >>Noel >>Doug Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >on 6/21/04 4:47 AM, Noel Charchuk at nhcharch@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> > >> >> I noticed a problem this weekend, which I don't recall having before. >>My >> >> Macro-Elmar R seems to not be able to focus at infinity, when I hit the >> >> stop at infinity, the image of distant objects in the viewfinder is not >> >> sharp, and in the microprism a strainght vertical edge is slightly >> >> offset. I can't see anything out of alignment when looking down the >> >> lens, and the lens travel from near focus to infinty seems to be >>correct. >> >> >> >> I would appreciate any insight in clearing this up, I am hoping I am >> >> overlooking something obvious. If not I will have to send it away for >> >> repair, but I want to see if anyone here has any suggestions before I >>do >> >> that. >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> Noel C >> > >> >I presume you've checked the camera's ability to focus to infinity, using >> >another lens? If this is the 60mm Macro and the camera body checks out >>OK, >> >it may be that it needs a new focussing helix. I've had to repair my 60 >> >macro when the focussing ring 'slipped', as though some connection >>between >> >the ring and the helix broke. >> > >> >Doug Herr >> >Birdman of Sacramento >> >http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> > >> > >> >------ >> >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> > www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm >> >Archives are at: >> > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> > >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >>Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. >>Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register >> >>Netscape. Just the Net You Need. >> >>New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer >>Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. >>Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp >>------ >>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm >>Archives are at: >> www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > >_________________________________________________________________ >Watch the online reality show Mixed Messages with a friend and enter to win >a trip to NY >http://www.msnmessenger-download.click-url.com/go/onm00200497ave/direct/01/ > >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to the New Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/