Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] tri-elmar ?...
From: "J. Gilbert Plantinga" <gilplant@hvc.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 12:24:53 -0500

on 12/14/01 11:51 AM, V8PWR@aol.com at V8PWR@aol.com wrote:

> Dans un courrier daté du 14/12/01 08:38:08 Paris, Madrid, kididdoc@home.com a
> écrit :
> 
>> The Tri Elmar after the first version was available for a short time,  was
>> revised. A  second  version was released with some mechanical changes, this
>> being still available...... What excatly were the problems with the first
>> version, and what changes were introduced for the second Version...
>> 
>> 
>> Is it risky to buy the first version......out of concern for any mechanical
>> flaw or risk of failure...Steve
>> 
> 
> Hello Steve . I had the fisrt one . It was less firm in terms of focal
> selection ,
> and also the focusing ring seemed harder due to the lack of a tab , which
> they 
> add on the later one .
> Optically , the new is the same . Mecanically , it's a little shorter ,
> thinner at 
> it's end , and as got a nice tab on the focusing ring .
> The first version doesn't show any mecanical flaw and you can buy it without
> problem .
> Chears
> 
> Jo Goodtimes , France

And the new one has DOF markings for all 3 focal lenghts.

gilbert

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