Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had the same problem on a used 50mm Summicron R which was caused by the lens barrel around the focusing ring having been "squashed" slightly, probably due to insufficient padding in a camera bag, so that it was rubbing on the focus ring. I fixed it by slipping a penknife blade between the focus ring and the lens barrel and carefully easing the barrel out. Regards, Joe Chan - ----- Original Message ----- From: "SML" <inyoung@jps.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 7:04 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Focus Binding > Hello, > > I have a friend who has a binding problem on his 35/1.4 Summilux-R lens > when focusing. He said focus ring is kind of tight and bind with a > resistance at a certain point. Is there any easy way to make it a little > smooth? > > Thanks, > David > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html