Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Joe, I have a similar problem with Tele-Elmar 135/4.0, ser #2549xxx. Mine fits fine on my M6 but is very tight on my M4-2. None of my other lenses feel noticeably different on the two bodies. At first, like your lens, it felt as if there was a hard stop preventing the lens from fully mounting. =20 I found some "flash" on the M4-2 lens mount which hadn't been removed after manufacture. I carefully filed the flash away, and the Tele-Elmar now mounts a little easier but still requires too much force to mount. I would guess that there is a slight tolerance mis-match here, ie the Tele-Elmar mount is a little over tolerance and the M4-2 mount is a little under tolerance, causing the fit to be too tight. I think the best way to be sure and have it fixed would be to have both the lens and body/bodies checked by a good repairperson. I'm going to wait until I'm stateside for a few weeks and get the M4-2 CLA's while I'm at it. Good luck! PB On Fri, 3 Jul 1998 21:15:31 EDT, JZa1058168@aol.com wrote: >I recently purchased a 135MM Tele Elmar, serial 2,144,xxx . I can put it= on my >M3, however cannot mount it on either of my M6's . It will turn about = 1/8 " >but hits a "hard"stop and will not turn enough to engage the lock. = Anyone have >any ideas about this?=20 Paul C. Brodek Kobe, Japan pcb@iac.co.jp