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Subject: [OM] Re: Focusing 24 Shift
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 08:41:34 -0400
That's odd.  How is the focus at infinity?

John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Harrison" <robhar@xxxxxx>
To: "OM List" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 4:55 PM
Subject: [OM] Focusing 24 Shift


> Hi all,
>
> Speaking of shift lenses....I was using my relatively-new-to-me 24 Shift
> yesterday, and noticed that the distance at which it was focused did not
> correspond to the focus distance marked on the lens. That is, say I was
> focused on something 20¹ away using the split image 1-13 screen in my 
> OM-1,
> the lens would indicate somewhere between 2¹ and 3¹. Is this right? The
> marked scale is a bit strange anyway, going from 3¹ to infinity in about a
> 1/16th of an inch of the focusing ring. Perhaps time for a CLA? Or, is 
> this
> why I¹m supposed to be using the 1-10 screen? (I have it, haven¹t tried it
> yet....)
>
> -Rob in Seattle
>
>



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