Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm lens without focus lever?
From: "Martin V. Howard" <marho@ida.liu.se>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 15:11:16 +0200

TTAbrahams@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I remember putting a 50 Summilux-M in a vise and drilling and tapping
> a fitting on it. This allowed me to raid an old stereo recciever for
> a knurled screw and to use that for a focussing lever. 
>

My hat (a tea-stained Tilley, of course ;) goes off in awe to anyone
who has the guts to stick a functioning Leica lens in a vise and drill
holes in it in order to improve it!

;)

M.

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