Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/16

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Subject: [Leica] Collapsible lenses on the M8/9
From: manolito at videotron.ca (EPL)
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:23:14 -0500
 
Phil Swango wrote
 
> You can also use a small rubber band, doubled or tripled.  Put it on the
> barrel and slide it forward until it stops just behind the knurled flange.
> It'll barely be visible but will stop the lens from collapsing that last
> few mms.  You may have to experiment to learn how much distance you need to
> maintain.  On the Bessa it's not much.  I've also heard people say they
> used Dymo labeling tape wrapped around the barrel.
 
Nice to see Dymo tape mentioned! That's exactly the stuff recommended by
Leitz Wetzlar in their literature at the time the Leica M5 was introduced,
to protect the swinging semaphore meter arm from damage by collapsible
lenses. Ditto in their documentation for the Leica CL.

Emanuel
Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Collapsible lenses on the M8/9)