Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/28
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Miro Jurcevic wrote:
>
> OK, I did the sensible thing. I got some lenses first and then went on the
> trail for a body. I got the R series over Blad's and the M's.
>
> The first body, an R4, came from Ebay with no rear seals, the second, an R4S
> came with a seriuosly useless and flaking bayonet. Obviously I was scraping
> the bottom of the barrel here. $300 - $400 USD was not going to buy any
> serious Leica body. That's what they cost me and I was going nowhere. The
> cameras were going back to the sellers (retailers on mail order).
>
> I took two more precautions. Spend more money and do it in person.
>
> I bought a mintish R7, mucho grande, for about $1,040 USD in a box with a
> new strap. Showed my trophy to an old friend in the magazine trade. Took it
> home and despite my lung twisting flu, thought that I finally saw the light
> at the end of the tunnel.
>
> Whilst playing with the lenses in f22 mode and on 4 seconds, I noticed that
> the iris was only half closed and then two thirds, I checked for manual
> mode, then stopped it down manually. Sure enough I picked my third lemon in
> a week.
>
> It's enough to make me want a 'blad.
Miro,
I'm with Dennis. It sounds like a lens problem. But, if the problem isn't with the lens, here's what you do:
1) buy a Leicaflex SL with a good viewfinder
2) get it CLA'd
3) live happily ever after
It's really that simple.
Doug Herr
Sacramento
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