Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes mine is front heavy too and binds a bit when unsupported at the front. simon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 2:22 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] telyt question > do you have the 560 6.8 trombone? mine is rather rough focusing, > particularly in comparison with the 400. it seems fine until you > actually hold the palm rest and the lens bears its weight on the > track. i got it off ebay, seemingly new in the box, maybe 20-30 > years old. the 560 seems far more front-weighted than the 400, but i > think it should still be "leica smooth." i sent it off to > leica northvale, we'll see what they say. > > -rei > > > On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 08:40:52AM -0800, Henning Wulff wrote: > > At 10:35 AM +0200 4/3/03, animal wrote: > > >Hi,recently i noticed some dust on the rear of the lens of a 560 telyt and > > >tried to take the lens apart in order to clean it. > > >This is very easy the front has a long thread and you just screw it out of > > >the lens tube. > > >However between the lens assembly and the rest of the body there is a flat > > >about 8 mm wide ring . > > >I found that out when i first forgot it on reassembly. > > >Whats the purpose of this ring? > > >Since it does restrict the range of motion of the lens towards the film > > >does > > >it not affect focussing at infinity? > > >And what would happen if i just leave it away? > > >Thanks > > >simon > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > -- > 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