Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 14 July 2000, "Hugh Thompson" wrote: > > 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 Sort of -- I had my SL on the 400 Telyt, using the viso mount tube with 14167 (the R mount tube was on the 560) and the viso - 14167 junction un-bayonetted, sending my SL 3 feet (about 1 meter) down to the concrete sidewalk. The M (viso) bayonet requires only a very short turn to completely disengage, while the R bayonet requires a much larger twist. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/