Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/07

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Subject: RE: [Leica] re: putting a focusing tab on a lens
From: "Bill in Denver" <bnelsch@qwest.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 14:38:28 -0700

Has anybody tried using a 3" hose clamp?  Just place the screw thingy at
whatever position you like and tighten it down.   Just a thought.  

Bill in Denver

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us 
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of 
> Kyle Cassidy
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 1:49 PM
> To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> Subject: [Leica] re: putting a focusing tab on a lens
> 
> 
> >I talked to Kinderman Leica a few years ago about this and 
> they said it 
> >would be physically possible but to their knoweldge no one 
> had actually 
> >performed such a thing before.  Their suggestion was to sell 
> the 50 and 
> >buy the previous version with focus tab and detachable hood.
> 
> i know for a fact (having seen with my very own eyes) that 
> sal dimarco has had focusing tabs added to several of his 
> lenses, AND the most clever thing about it is that he has it 
> set so that when the tab is in the 6:00 position (straight 
> down) the lens is focused for 10 feet.
> 
> so dang clever!
> 
> kc
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