Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, I just examined the D2 sitting on my desk, patiently waiting for me to take it for a walk, just like my dog! The rings on the lens barrel used to adjust aperture, focal length and focus seem to be of a high grade black plastic, quite similar in feel to the metal finish on R lenses, minus the weight of course. I suspect that the focus mechanism is some sort of helicoid, as there is no servo sound when focusing manually. But given that one has AF and AF Macro options as well as MF, there has to be some servo activity inside for the AF options. I cannot tell from visual interrogation or reading the detailed specifications in the User's Guide, so perhaps we'll have to wait for someone to take his apart to know for sure. :-) I know there are a lot of D2 "nay-sayers" out there, but I've got to say this is the most camera-like digital rig I've used thus far, excepting the Nikon D1X/D100 which is very conventional SLR-like. I hope this explanation is of help to you. Len - -- - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Dan C Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:58 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Digilux 2 question Foe LUGers who have handled the camera, is the lens barrel metal of plastic? Is the focusing real helicoid, metal on metal, or is it pseudo focus by wire? My Minolta D7 has a mechanical focus ring, but it isn't connected directly to the lens, and the focusing is done electronically, in discrete steps. - -dan c. - -- 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