Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard--- No worries. Even with the aperture ring cranked wide open, the diaphragm blades of my Summicron intrude a bit as well. Chuck Albertson Seattle, Wash. At 08:37 PM 4/10/97 -0400, you wrote: >Need advice: I was trying out a 35mm Summicron lens at home last night and >it fell out of my hand and hit our home's wooden floor 12 inches lower. My >heart skipped a beat. It seemed to land on the edge of the lens shade. >The lens looks fine, seems to be OK for the most part but I'm not sure if >the maximum aperture is working. If I set it for f 2.0 and look in the >front of the lens, I can still see the diaphram blades coming into the lens >just a little bit. Turning the aperture ring doesn't get them to retract >100%. Does anyone else out there see this on their 35mm Summicron? I