[Leica] IMG: Exercising the Takumar 135 Lens

[Don Dory]

I know my squirrels would have no problem shooting out the power of that
screen is the only deterrent.

On Thu, Feb 7, 2019, 4:47 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net wrote:

> Another nice day, so I did some more exercising of one of my favorite
> old lenses, the Pentax Super Multi Coated Takumar 135/3.5.  My original
> M42 to 4/3 adapter was too thick.  I ground down the thickness to get an
> accurate focus at the infinity mark, and wanted a check of  my work.
> This 100  yr old home, presently for sale, is about half a block from my
> back yard.  The nail heads showed me that the adjustment was fine.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190207-P2077614.JPG.html
>
> This power pole in my neighbor's back yard has an orange sash around it,
> marking it for replacement.  The wood is in poor shape.  But the
> interesting thing to me is the so-called squirrel screen that is
> intended to limit squirrel access to the high-voltage line.  Squirrels
> cause most of our power outages. I'm just not sure how the screen works.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190207-P2077610.JPG.html
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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