Yes, if only one lens does it, it is the lens. Don't mess with mirror angle
because you won't know THAT'S wrong until you get your pictures back and
every one will be out of focus (even though each individual picture focused
just fine in the finder).
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Shedrick" <shedridc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Infinity Focus problem - 55mm f1.2
> Good point, but my other lenses on the same body come to sharp focus
> and my 'chromes from them are sharp under a magnifier, so I figure it
> is the lens.
>
> --- Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Consider also the possibility that your mirror is out of adjustment
> >
> > before taking a lens apart. If you have different bodies, check it
> > out
> > on them. Check out other lenses on the same body with the 2.5x. I
> > bought
> > a zoom a while ago and was checking it out when I discovered that
> > it
> > wouldn't focus to infinity at the wide end. I was getting all wound
> > up
> > about all the hassle of a return, but then thought to check it out
> > on
> > another body and vice versa. I had one body with the mirror out of
> > adjustment. Remember the critical focal distance is lens to film
> > and the
> > viewfinder has to be adjusted to that.
> >
> > Moose
> >
> >
> > >On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Donald Shedrick wrote:
> > >
> > >>I just acquired a Zuiko 55mm f1.2 silver nose. It is a beautiful
> > >>piece of glass and in near mint condition. But I have noticed
> > that
> > >>when focusing on a distant object (~couple miles) I can't quite
> > get
> > >>it in focus - <snip>
>
>
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