Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >I thought I was the only one who experienced this phenomenon. I have a >"new" (one year old) chrome 50mm Elmar I use with two M6 bodies. My lens >does the same thing. I only contacts the rangefinder "roller" a wee little >bit when the lens is retracted into the M body. It has never gotten stuck. > Interestingly when I mount the same Elmar lens on my M3 body, it doesn't >touch the roller at all. > >Must be the build specifications for the M6 camera. It annoys me but is >not a functional problem. I guess Leica can't measure 1/1000's of a >millimeter as well as they could back in the 1960's. > >Richard >--------------------- >Richard Clompus, OD >West Chester, PA, USA Aside from the catching problem when retracting the lens, how pleased are you with the performance of the 50 Elmar? I'm tossing around picking up a slightly longer lens to supplement my 35 Summicron, and the compact size of the Elmar seems rather seductive.