Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Clearly any kind of camera gear gets beaten to death - and beyond! - when subjected to the wear-and-tear of daily pro-work. The only real question then, is do Leica M lenses - since lenses seem to be under discussion here - hold up better and longer than other gear until they, too, give up the ghost. I would suggest the answer is 'yes, they do.' Any thoughts on that, Slobodan? B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of S Dimitrov Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 12:59 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Which budget 90mm lens The first things to wear out were the helical systems. While I didn't have problems with front coatings, I did have problems with internal grunge build up. Living close to the beach for decades, going to the desert, undeveloped sites, you name it, they do take their toll. Never mind getting in and out of cars, taxis, trains, tight airplane seats, buses, vans, helicopters, tugboats(jumping unto a barge and back, with landings never being pretty). While the rest of the gear, 120, 4x5, etc. are usually cased until needed, the leica was/is always swinging from the shoulder, making it extremely susceptible to anything in it's way. Slobodan Dimitrov David Degner wrote: > > lol, I was serious. What do you do to your lenses that causes them to cease > working? > > At 08:12 PM 2/21/2002 -0800, you wrote: > >There's an idea, a Leica cook book. Or maybe a calendar of thrashed > >Leica gear. > >Slobodan Dimitrov > > > > > >David Degner wrote: > > > > > > Slobodoan, > > > > > > Just so I know what not to do. How do you usually cook your lenses > > > > > > Thanks, > > > David Degner > > > > > > At 07:21 PM 2/21/2002 -0800, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > > > >I myself have cooked at least five 35mm 'crons, three DR 50's, and a > > > >handfull of 90's, leaving them > > > >for the refuse heap, not even salvageable for spare parts. > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html