Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, Everything can be fixed, but the question is, is it worth it? The Elmar is very common and is not expensive. If you really want one, any of the usual second-hand Leica dealers can provide you with one for a couple of hundred $. So unless you want to do your friend a favor by taking the lens off his hands, I would not bother. Nathan David Binder wrote: > I have an opportunity to buy a friend's Elmar f 5/3.5 serial 941XXX for > my leica IIIa. The glass is pretty good, but the aperture adjustment is > stiff enough to breaks my fingernails. Can the aperture be fixed to > operate smoothly and easily? Thanks for any advice. > > -David Binder - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/