[Leica] Tri-Elmar Question

[bill at grimwood.net (Bill Grimwood)]

I guess I have the all time long record for a repair.  I had a lens not in 
warranty that had to be sent to Germany and it was gone for 13 months.  It 
was so long that they dropped the price 20%.

Bill Grimwood


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barney Quinn" <bjq1@mac.com>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 5:00 PM
Subject: [Leica] Tri-Elmar Question


>
> 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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