Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okay... Good advice... This next question should provide you with a better context for this email exchange: What is a "CLA?" (Did I tell you that I am a rookie?) > From: ricc@embarqmail.com > To: lug@leica-users.org > Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks... > Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 17:44:26 -0500 > > > On Jan 9, 2009, at 5:30 PM, Gary Dalton wrote: > > > So, to start with, I'm going to shoot with each of my five lenses at > > different f-stops and speeds. I'll record that data and compare it > > with the prints to see what I've got... > > > > How's that sound for a starting point? > > Deadly boring. > > Lenses: Twist the aperture rings back and forth and rack the focus a > few times each. If they work, they work. > > If one is inoperative or overly tight, get a CLA. > > Shutter: Give it a few clicks at each speed to exercise it. You can > likely tell if it's pretty close to right by looking and listening. > > Use one lens to run through as much of the shutter speed range as you > can at the beginning of the roll. > > Use the rest of the roll to take interesting pictures and to have fun. > > Develop and look at negatives. > > If the negatives look good, repeat as necessary, skipping the test > part of the roll. > > If the exposures are really bad and unpredictable, get a CLA for the > camera. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009