Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The same malady afflicted a second hand 35 mm Summicron that came my way. Given the focal length, I don't think I would have experienced any image quality problems after hand tightening. But for my own piece of mind, the lens went off to Sherry Krauter. It's been a champ ever since its return. Roy On 11 Aug 98 at 15:55, Harrison McClary wrote: > 2) As I was shooting training camp I noticed that the front of my > 180 seemed loose. The lens hood seemed to be rotating very loosely > and I was surprised at this. I then realized that the entire front > half of the lens was unscrewing. I tightened it back up and am > assuming this is ok. I have had lenses get loose before and this > was all that was needed. Do I need to send it in to someone for a > check up? It is still quite sharp at widest apertures so I don't > think there are any focusing issues here. > > > Any comments welcome. I am afraid I am about to be in the middle of > the busiest time of the year for our company and not have a single > damn camera to use.