Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- - > If after two hours you think it MIGHT be better (!!!) I would stop > right now. It is not just a grease problem after all that time. DO NOT > USE LIGHTER FLUID. It will just take grease away from where it should > be and, worse, put it where it shouldn't. Now before we give any more > advice can you please give us more details? > > Is it an Asph lens or an early non-Asph? IT IS AN ASPH LENS....ONE OF THE LATEST TYPES > Can you return it? YES I CAN I JUST PICKED IT UP ON FRIDAY > Was it so inexpensive you do not want to? :-) I HAVE NOT MET THE LEICA YET THAT IS...THAT INEXP...... WORD YOU USED ABOVE > Where are you so we can recommend somewhere close to have it looked at > it? I AM IN NEW YORK... > Are you SURE that the hitch is ONLY there when mounted on the body? YES IT IS AS SMOOTH AS A YELLOW MANGO FROM MONTEGO BAY WHEN IT IS OFF THE BODY RUDDY > > John Collier > > On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 07:56 PM, leica-user@ispwest.com wrote: > > > Well I started the back and forth thing. > > It has been about two hours and after turning and turning I came > > online to find out what > > everyone said. > > Well I wanted to point out that the feeling is not a metal on metal > > feeling but a very dry > > patch-like feel. > > Off the camera body there is no hitch but once it is mounted it > > becomes dry and hitchy. > > I tried it on my M7 and it had the same dry feeling. > > I am assuming that it is a lubrication problem > > Someone said that I should put a little lighter fluid between the > > barrel..what do you guys > > think? > > -- > 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