Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So after 15 to 20 years, you send it in for a CLA and they have to collimate the lens. It is not that big a deal or expensive. John Collier > From: Krechtz@aol.com > > In a message dated 8/5/00 4:48:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com writes: > > << But if collapsibility gets in the way of lens performance than that's a Big > trade off. >> > I believe it has been established to the satisfaction of all that after a few > thousand extensions and retractions, mechanical integrity may be compromised, > with attendant potential loss of performance at levels and under > circumstances yet to be empirically determined. Take heed. Your wife, too. > > Joe Sobel