Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/12

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Subject: [Leica] Black vs. Chrome lens quality
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Mon Apr 12 08:29:00 2004
 
Have you had any problems with this lens with its "lightly constructed
and somewhat roughly machined barrel components?" 

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From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Craig Roberts
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 11:26 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Black vs. Chrome lens quality


This weekend I disassembled a 15 year old black Summicron to clean and
relube the focus threads and tighten the aperture ring and was shocked
at the lightly constructed and somewhat roughly machined barrel
components.

I've read that the chrome lenses are (or were) better built. Is this so?

Craig
Washington, DC

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