Re: plastic inside 35 sullicron M

[Lucien <100774.527@CompuServe.COM>]

Kari Eloranta wrote:

>I don't know how many Leica lenses have plastic inside but to my  
>surprise critical parts on the outside can be plastic. E.g. the  
>focusing "handle" on the Summicron-M 35, (at least next to the  
>latest edition) is plastic. Mine once broke right from the middle  
>without any major impact. It is highly critical part since after it  
>is gone there is no practical way of focusing the lens! Only a short  
>screw is left, quite cumbersome to handle.

Adi,

You make me remember that some years ago, the front part (with the F stop ring)
of my canadian summicron-M (last model black) unscrew. And I was surprised to
see inside a plastic cam joinig the F stop ring to the diaphragm mechanism.

Lucien

P.S. I was more anxious about the unscrewing !!!