Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I shot half a roll with the Hexar and 35mm 'Cron Asph somewhat attached. I have a habit of cradling the camera with my hand while I am walking fast so it doesn't slap around my chest; and luckily that saved my lens. However I attribute this incident to my own negligence since I have had similar run-ins with Leica bodies. Ray Robert Jagitsch wrote: > I just acquired a Hexar RF, and after completing the first roll and > during a walk back to my car, the lens fell off, landing on the > asphalt. I had a DR Summicron attached. Left two small nicks and > crunched the filter (I'm glad I had that insurance policy in effect.) > But otherwise no ill effects. > > After searching for the cause, it seems the lens release button on > the Hexar needs a lot less pressure to release, and there is no guard > around the button. > > Has anyone with an RF seen something similar before? I know I'm going > to be paranoid from now on, double checking that the button hasn't > been pressed. Any way to adjust it so it takes significantly more > pressure before releasing? > > -R