Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Rangefinder Misalignment
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 19:30:09 -0700
References: <20011022005730.MROD22743.femail16.sdc1.sfba.home.com@[65.1.114.25]> <00b301c15aac$a320e000$3e5bef88@compaq> <006e01c15cc9$68a35100$3e5bef88@compaq> <5.1.0.14.2.20011024203929.0222ad40@127.0.0.1>

Tina Manley wrote:
> 
> At 01:48 PM 10/24/01 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> >Don't set it on the floor of your car in your camera bag or otherwise.
> >Some with the airplane overhead.
> >Always have a blanket underneath it.
> >
> >The relentless vibration is relentless! I belive this shakes it out of
> >alingment.
> >
> >Mark Rabiner
> 
> But, Mark, my cameras ride in airplanes all the time and on the floor of
> jeeps crossing dry and wet rivers and mountains and on my shoulders
> bouncing along on donkeys and I've never had them re-aligned that I know of
> - I wouldn't recognize it if they needed it.  All of the screws vibrated
> out of my Noctilux mount once in a jeep in Honduras, but the rangefinders
> still seemed fine.  How can you tell if they are misaligned?   Should I be
> getting them realigned after every trip?  I usually just send in my Leicas
> after I've dropped them in a river or something.
> 
> Tina
> 
Those are long vibrations Tina!
I'm talking short vibrations. Rat tat tat tat tat tat.
Not boing........ boing......... boing.........



Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/
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