[Leica] Tri-Elmar Question

[jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)]

That lens is so expensive, I'd hate to have to "live with it". Mine is a bit 
funny about clicking into place, and I almost wish that it would "lock" into 
the three different focal lengths.

I vote for getting it repaired, but I don't know who could do it. John Van 
Stelten is a glass man. DAG might be able to fix it.
--
Jeffery

---- Barney  Quinn <bjq1@mac.com> wrote: 
> 
> I was lucky enough to get a good deal on a mint series I  28-35-50 
> Tri-Elmar.  Sometimes it is a bit dodgey about bringing up the 50 mm frame 
> lines meaning that you see a jumble of thin framelines in the viewfinder 
> until you tap the lever whiich switches the bringhlines in and out.  I 
> gather ftom the web that this is a known issue with this lens. I talked to 
> Sherry. She says don't even think about fixing it, live with it.
> 
> Has anyone else had experience with this issue? Is a lens in this 
> condition stable or will it get worse? Keep it or return it. One school 
> says anything you buy should be perfect, and even an inexpensive Leica 
> lens ain't cheap. Another school of thought says that having to tap the 
> frame line lever every once and so often is a small price to pay for a 
> good deal on a good lens.
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> Barney
> Barney Quinn, WK3Z
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