Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/06

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Subject: [Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!
From: durling at cox.net (Mike Durling)
Date: Tue Mar 6 17:53:45 2007
References: <f319b5d270d8.45ec8168@shaw.ca> <002201c7604e$489490c0$642d0b44@GATEWAY> <a3f189160703061735l2f8e3203sb35f7e6c500c4ecf@mail.gmail.com>

That was the Leica Manual, 15th edition, 1975.  It recommends 3/4 inch 
tape on most collapsible lenses, but says that with the 50/2.5 Hektor 
you could get away with 1/2 inch tape.

Like Sonny says, that is for the M5.  For the M8 your results may vary :)

Mike D

Sonny Carter wrote:
> Somewhere in Leica literature, there is a fix to keep the lens from being
> collapsed to far.  It was to use dymo labeler tape around the barrel to 
> keep
> it from backing into the M5 sensor.
> 
> Sonny
> 
> On 3/6/07, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>> One of the things I like about collapsible lenses is....they are
>> collapsible! I don't think the Heliar will bottom out. I hope not, at
>> least.
>> It doesn't bottom out in a CV Bessa, and an Elmar does, as does the
>> Hexanon.
>>
>> Jeffery Smith
>> New Orleans, LA
>> http://www.400tx.com
>> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of GREG
>> LORENZO
>> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 9:45 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!
>>
>>
>> Before mounting, open lens fully, apply electrical tape to lens barrel,
>> sleep more easily at night.
>>
>> Greg J. Lorenzo
>> Calgary, Alberta
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com>
>> Date: Monday, March 5, 2007 8:38 pm
>> Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!
>>
>> > Jeffery,
>> > As long as you dont "collapse" them you can use all of the
>> > collapsables.Cheers
>> > Jayanand
>> >
>>
> 
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Replies: Reply from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!)
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