Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This happened to me too..when taking the camera from a jacket pocket, unaware that I'd pressed the lens release my 50/2 dropped onto a concrete pavement. I was trying to take photo's of the Chinese New Year festivities in London a couple of years ago..very , very crowded. I think I was lucky to even retreive my lens in the crush of (moving) people. The only damage was to the focus barrel, which appears to have shifted forward, the metal lenshood (detachable) took most of the impact The lens was still very usable (with no infinity focus) but it was checked at Leica UK a few months later..a few adjustments (Colimated?) and it's fine. they even rounded out the 'flat' on the lenshood.. Now, as soon as the camera is to hand, I automatically check that the lens is secure! Regards Alastair Cowe > Subject: RE: [Leica] M4-2 > (sorry, I can't work out from the digest who previously posted this, either Jeff S or Tom Henson) > The M4-2 overall is a worthy camera, but very clean examples are rare and > the prices I've seen for even heavily used ones ($700-900) were no great > buy: $1200 will buy an M6 with TTL metering and a much more secure lens > release button (also lacking in the M2, M4-P and M4). Sometimes you have to > drop a lens to appreciate the importance of this little feature.