Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:01 PM 5/8/98 EDT, you wrote: >Certainly not my assessment of the mechanical finish(?) of the Tri-Elmar that >I looked at. The focusing mechanism felt like sand was stuck in it and the >change of focal length had no affect on the viewfinder grids in my M6 .85. >Sounds like Leica made sure CDI had a perfect example to test. I would be >curious to know others experience with the Tri-Elmar. I tried out the lens at my local dealer and found that the 35mm setting failed to bring out the appropriate frame line on the M6 in 50% of the time that I tried. On such occasions I would have to go back to the 50 mark and then try again. Sometime I would have to give it another slight twist before the frame line appeared. It also feels gritty. I also found that the focus ring is rather inconvenent to grasp. I often grasp the tri-focal length ring by mistake. That can be frustrating in fast shooting situations. I would not like to buy this lens until improvements are made. Dan K.