Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Derek, I don't have the lens in question, but I had a similar problem on a 35 summilux aspherical (the very limited edition one). The outer collar of the lens was adjustable by loosening the screws. After rotating and retightening, my problem was solved. I hope yours is as easy. John - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Zeanah" <derek@zeanah.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 6:39 PM Subject: Re: This sucks -- possible summicron problem > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Last message wasn't as clear as it could have been. > > Showed my wife what I was talking about, took the lens shade off, and handed > the camera to her. Without the lens shade for leverage, she had no problem > unscrewing the front of the lens. Had her retighten it to what she felt was > finger-tight, and it *almost* lined up with the hood as it should have. > > Seems like a no-go in this condition though. When I'm out shooting and > swapping lenses I tend to grab the camera around the lens shade, and if it'll > get screwed up this easily it's likely to happen when I'm shooting and I'll > find that light isn't getting to the negative like it should. > > *sigh* > > If this isn't an easy fix, can someone estimate cost and turn-around time? > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAjySsEcACgkQgFulSVO/UBq9AQCeLLX96Pei6IiMI+qrun9/oodf > agoAn3NgqozmEcpfYbCjt0uCPJY7xu/j > =irIC > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- > 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