Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ray, I don't have your good habit! When my Hexar RF was two days old I picked it up by the lens (Summilux 35/1.4 ASPH). and the body just fell onto the floor. Thankfully the camera only suffered a minor rub, and better still, it was the non-Leica half that fell ;-) I do think the lens release button is too easy to depress and I am in the process of replacing the original spring with a stiffer one. Cheers, Joseph on 26/8/00 10:52 am, ray tai at razerx@netvigator.com wrote: > 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 >