Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, For some of us, Passport would cover the damage, so it might be worth a try. A cynical view is that Leica wants to discourage the use of the old lenses so that people buy new ones ;-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jan 17, 2010, at 7:32 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Rei, >> >> I think it may be a disclaimer in case something goes wrong when >> inserting a lens with some sort of fault. As an example look at the >> end of your Summitar. There are 3 fingers that have slots bent up to >> provide a snug fit to the barrel when the lens is extended. If one of >> these fingers get bent up too far it can hit the shutter in the >> collapsed condition. Just an idea. Also I believe the old collapsible >> 90mm Elmar can hit the shutter. >> >> Len >> > > > I'm dying to know how all you guys have figured this all out!!! > Leica says "don't put the retractable lens in your five thousand dollar > camera or...." so you guys go > "I bet that's baloney" and do it anyway and then write about it. > What if it WASN'T ok? > One five thousand dollar camrea off to Solms to have its insides replaced? > I can't figure this out!?! > > Just doing it super slow makes it safe? To me it just seems impossible! > > [Rabs] > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >