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alexyt
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I just heard some complaint about 80/1.4 (ROM version if that helps) saying the focusing ring is tighter than some other Leica R lenses.
I used to have one 80/1.4 and I remember when I compared it to the 35/1.4 ROM I feel the tightness of the focusing rings of these two lenses are on the same level. My understanding is due to the extreme shallow DOF and relatively short focusing ring walking distant, the somewhat tighter focusing ring to designed this way for accommodating.
I also owned a 180/2.8 Elmarit-APO and this one has the loosest focusing ring I've ever had.
Anyways, to those of you ever used or heard about this discussion, how's the tightness of 80/1.4? Is just normal to find it on a bit tighter level? Or it should be like this... Please advise. Thanks.
I used to have one 80/1.4 and I remember when I compared it to the 35/1.4 ROM I feel the tightness of the focusing rings of these two lenses are on the same level. My understanding is due to the extreme shallow DOF and relatively short focusing ring walking distant, the somewhat tighter focusing ring to designed this way for accommodating.
I also owned a 180/2.8 Elmarit-APO and this one has the loosest focusing ring I've ever had.
Anyways, to those of you ever used or heard about this discussion, how's the tightness of 80/1.4? Is just normal to find it on a bit tighter level? Or it should be like this... Please advise. Thanks.
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