Between 3m & inf is about 1/10" on the lens barrel markings. Not sure if
yours turns to the center of the infinity mark. I'm very happy using
hyperfocal settings most of the time. The distance markings should be pretty
accurate. To manually meter correctly you have to frame, focus, adjust
exposure with the lens in a non-shifted setting. Before tripping the
exposure you shift the lens and reframe. Focusing at the shift extremes gets
a little difficult. As Piers mentioned, unless you're normally using an
unusual screen changing to a 1-10 essentially just gives you vertical
reference lines.
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Harrison" <robhar@xxxxxx>
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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