Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 9:40 PM -0700 3/17/04, GREG LORENZO wrote:
>>I asked about the original Xpan some time ago on the Lug and
>>received a number of responses suggesting among other things that
>>the finish on this equipment (cameras and lenses) wore right before
>>your eyes with just minimal useage.
>>
>>Anyone have any thoughts, based upon experience with the Xpan II,
>>as to whether things had improved any? Any other thoughts also
>>appreciated.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Greg
>
>My Xpan (actually Fuji TX-1) shows signs of wear, but not to the
>extent that there are any light leaks yet! :-) Seems fine.
>
Sorry, this is obviously not relevant to the Xpan II, as the Fuji has
quite a different finish. The finish on the lenses (the 45 and 90 are
Fuji, the 30 Hasselblad) seems fairly secure; I wouldn't rate it as
any worse than any other manufacturer's products. The idiotic finder
for the 30 will show the greatest wear, as it is made of a
non-too-good plastic.
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