Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-> users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html