Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > Have you ever heard of an M1-7 failing ( in my engineering parlance,: coming apart) > because a tripod screw was used? No, because the tripod threads are in the body > casting and the casting just will not give. Ummm.... I believe the M1 through M7 tripod threads are in the base plate. And where ever the tripod threads are there is some degree of force that will make them fail. I'd rather a base plate fail than the body casting. Better yet I'd rather the tripod threads were anchored to the body casting by a sub-frame that is designed to break before the main casting does. Comparing tripod thread failures on a Leicaflex, any variety (sub-frame) with the same damage to an R4 (anchored to main casting), the Leicaflex can be repaired. The R4 becomes a parts donor. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Microsoft? Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange