Re: [Leica] ODDS and ends

["onetreehillclw" <onetreehillclw@compaq.net>]

Maybe the Hexar is not moving in New York, but I know
5 people in New Orleans alone that bought one. Great camera
to use. A improvement from the AF Hexar Silver.

Chris Williams


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 6:17 PM
Subject: [Leica] ODDS and ends


> Spent some time at B&H this a.m. playing with equipment and BSing with
> two of the older salesguys...
> 1. If you want a "mechanical " Nikon, it's the F3 not the FM2, simply in
> terms of the 100% viewfinder - incredibly bright and easy to use with
> glasses....yes, I know the price is about double....
> 2. The rest of this was volunteered by the sales guys, not something I
> even asked them about:
> *  They swear they were told by the Konica rep that the Hexar RF was
> indeed a joint Hexar-Leica development deal and was meant to be the
> equivalent of an M7, but Leica didn't approve of the end result, and so
> Konica went it alone;
> * The RF is absolutely NOT moving. "It's got the wrong name on it.
> People say Konica is a copier maker, not a camera maker."
> * The N1 is just taking up shelf space. They were saying they sell maybe
> five units a month, all to businessmen from a certain Asian country that
> isn't Japan. Their take on the N1..."Why would anyone buy the N1 when
> there are only four lenses for it, and no compatability with the other
> Contax lenses.
>
> B. D.
>
> Jeff S wrote:
>
> > In Camera Maintenance & Repair, Thomas Tomosey recommends auto wheel
> > bearing grease. Leica appears to use a very thick clear yellow lube
> > (Teflon? polyethelene?)-not lithium or molybdenum. Moly lubes are
> > particularly good for high pressure situations but they also stain
> > everything in sight. Most heavier lubes seem to consist of a fairly
light
> > carrier and a heavier base which tend to separate and in a situation
like
> > this, I'd probably just use the base material-the last thing you want is
> > for the lighter oil to separate out of suspension while it's in your
lens!
> >
> > Jeff S
> > NO ARCHIVE
> >
> > On 2001.04.17 18:17:28 -0600 Walter Bell wrote:
> >
> >> I have just purchased a 50mm, 2.8 LSM lens in great shape, but I think
it
> >>
> >> needs lubricating grease on the helical focusing gears. There appears
to
> >> be
> >> no grease on these gears now, and the focusing ring moves very loosely.
I
> >>
> >> think that grease would actually provide some smoothing resistance (I
> >> know
> >> that is a little "counter intuitive"). Anyway, does anyone have any
> >> suggestions as to a source for the proper type of grease to use?
> >> Regards,
> >> Walter Bell
> >> wbell@qualcomm.com
> >>
> >>
>