Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Dave - it sounds like a very nice piece of gear. You've whetted my appetite just a bit more. Paul - -----Original Message----- From: Dave Richards [mailto:dprichards@qwest.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 6:59 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Latest acquisition My only experience with the first version was handling one in a store. I thought the movement of the focusing ring very rough in the middle of the range. It felt like someone had put a handful of sand in the mechanism before buttoning everything up. Mine is very smooth. The focusing ring is uniformly smooth across the entire range. The aperture ring snaps into the detents like my 35/2, which is saying a lot. The focal length ring feels a bit funky because so much happens when the ring is turned. At the ends (35 & 28) it seems to take an extra little motion to make the frame lines pop up but if I turn to the stop everything is fine, very positive. The 50mm position snaps home.