Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/29

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Subject: RE: [Leica] 90 APO
From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 22:24:26 -0800

At 12:49 AM -0500 11/30/99, Dan Cardish wrote:
>I tried to replicate this with my lens, without success.
>
>The only thing I can think of that is at all critical is the built-in lens
>hood.  It really doesn't appear to extend nearly far enough to do much in
>the way of shading.  I guess they were trying to avoid blocking the
>viewfinder.
>
>Dan C.
>
>At 08:59 PM 29-11-99 -0800, Jim Laurel wrote:
>>I have been using this lens for some months now, and I can report that there
>>are no quality problems in evidence.  The only thing that bothers me about
>>it is if you squeeze the focus ring too hard, it becomes hard to turn.  I've
>>never experienced this with any other Leica lens.

Also no quality problems, focussing problems (had 2 cameras recently
adjusted by Sherry Krauter) or binding problems. This lens is as good as it
gets (for a 90).

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