Collimation
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Collimation of a lens means adjusting it so that its infinity setting is correct. In order to collimate a lens, you need a special-purpose collimator, an infinitely distant light source, or an SLR and some ingenuity.
Links
- Lens collimation howto (with particular reference to a Contax-mount 50mm Sonnar), by Mike Elek
- Lens collimation howto, by Rick Oleson