Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] tri-elmar ?...
From: V8PWR@aol.com
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 14:04:35 EST

Dans un courrier daté du 14/12/01 18:29:02 Paris, Madrid, gilplant@hvc.rr.com 
a écrit :

> 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
>  
>  --

Yeah , How could I forget this important step !

Jo Goodtimes , France 
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