What camera’s rf accurate enough for 50mm f/1.5?

[Hatchetman]

I sent my camera and lens to DAG to get them properly set up. I think there may have been problems with both. I think I paid $300-$400.

 

[Patrick Robert James]

I kind of think that some people just have problems. Plenty of Leicas out there that are perfectly fine. I have an M3 that has never been opened. I even dropped it once. RF is still perfect.

Brad, you can do a quick crude check to see where your problem is. Get a tape measure and measure out a tiny object at a set distance that is on the focus scale of the lens. Measure from the film plane. Then set the lens to that distance and see if the rangefinder is off. If the rangefinder is off, then it is either the camera or the cam on the lens. If it matches, then you know it is the lens. Maybe someone took it apart and left out a shim. Who knows.

Hope that helps.

 

[__Brian]

I've used 6 Summarit 50/1.5's, taken them all apart. The OP has stated the problem is using this lens at closer distances. If shooting wide-open, this lens will front-focus on any well-calibrated rangefinder. This is inherent in the design of the lens.

For the OP- as suggested, shoot a take measure- focus on the 5ft mark. Shoot at F1.5, F2, F2.8, and F4. Mount the camera on a tripod for this. Inspect the negatives with a Loupe to find the point of best focus for each F-Stop.

 

[pentaxuser]

Anyone who doesn't put 40 to 50 thousand frames a year through one doesn't have a credible opinion imho. And before you get your knickers in a knot that's only 3 rolls a day.
Amateurs generally baby their cameras compared to working pros

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Yes 3 rolls a day of 36 frame HP5+ is now about five and a half thousand pounds a year in the U.K and that's before any processing costs. So I'd imagine there are very few amateurs spending that much time and money on getting that many pictures these days

I was going to spend that much time and money until I realised that once the wife had thrown me out of the house for my profligacy there were very few nights warm enough or dark enough to process the film in my tin helmet near a stream and finding free chemicals in a tank-damaged Belgian chemist's shop is now near to impossible

pentaxuser

 

[BradS]

Thank you all. I’m out on the road for a few weeks so wiki try these suggestions when I get back home.

 

[Colin Corneau]

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And don't leave the lens on 1.5. It might burn the curtain in no time.

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Left in the sun, perhaps. Which shouldn't be done with any lens on any Leica. Not sure what you meant by this..?

 

[Ko.Fe.]

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Left in the sun, perhaps. Which shouldn't be done with any lens on any Leica. Not sure what you meant by this..?

Some years ago, we had "taken at 1.5" contest at small, dedicated to RF forum. I burned curtain in FED-2 (Canada), another (Germany) in Leica.
It was around February, March.