Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/20

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Service in Hong Kong
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri Apr 20 12:33:47 2007



On 4/20/07 2:43 PM, "Tom Schofield" <tomschofield@comcast.net> typed:

> If your filters have brass rings, get the cheaper aluminum stepping
> rings.  I had a bad experience with brass ring filters getting stuck
> on brass stepping rings.  heliopan seems to be the only one making
> brass stepping rings. B+W went aluminum.
> 
> Tom


Assuming that every single one of your filters are brass. And you don't have
one aluminum or never will. Or plastic. I think no matter what you do you're
going to end up with mis matches or in this case un intentional matches at
every turn. Maybe a tinge of silicone spray onto a cue tip on the rings and
or filters might be a good thing. I think i've done that on occasion. I'm
big on lubricants of every known ilk. I just lubed my Rapidwinder works
perfectly. Why didn't I think of that before?  Why do we think things need
to be dry? Its so austere. Like pulling your film.
Give me brass anyday on those rings. Now that I know they make them.

Mark Rabiner
8A/109s
New York, NY

markrabiner.com



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