Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/12

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Subject: Re: R lenses - ground glass screen, etc
From: "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@humboldt1.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 18:09:50 -0700

I have an SL with a scratched up screen. Can the screen be easily replaced,
or is it a factory job?

Also, many of the slides I took last month in Kodiak with the SL have a
camera shake problem. I used a 280 f4.8 Telyt, mounted on a Slik U8000
tripod - somewhat small for the SL/280 combo, but I always strapped my
camera bag over the tripod to weight things down. That approach worked
perfectly for my M6 long exposures in dark, emerald green forests. Those
slides are all very sharp. A couple of times with the SL, I could actually
see the front of the lens shudder when the mirror went up.

I've shot B&W with the Telyt handheld at 1/500th or faster and have gotten
exceptionally sharp photos, so the lens does not seem to be the problem.
Has anyone had camera shake problems with the SL? Is there a mirror
movement or dampening mechanism on the SL that could be out of adjustment?
Any way to retrofit an SL with mirror lockup?

Thanks,
Gary Todoroff