Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Horrors - just going out with my dogs, picked up the new (to me) M3, and the >50 'cron dropped off onto our tile floor, clunk! Hooray for lens hoods - it >was bent and pushed back over the lens, but no damage to the lens, as far as >I can tell. There is no stiffness in working the aperture or focus rings - >phew! That is why I now have a Leica (tank). Now, what happened - I must >have pressed the lens disengage button and turned the lens at the same time, >at some point earlier in the day - luckily it did not fall off on the >concrete sidewalk - has anyone had a similar experience with the M3 or are >all M's capable of this little trick - thanks Hugh Thompson Hugh, you might want to check the locking pin on the body to be sure it is making a tight fit into your lens. If it is loose or the spring is not strong enough your lens can come loose with little or no "provocation". It is not a big deal to get it fixed if that is the problem. - -- Harrison McClary http://www.mcclary.net