Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] SL Lens Jammed
From: ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 11:54:08 -0400
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you the  best, tina!

fun adventures

ric


> On Apr 1, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Frank.  I did bring my M240 and M246 and, since I am a
> Presbyterian, I will consider this to be preordained and sign that I was
> intended to use my M's on this trip!
> 
> We've made it to Tehran and our guide has already stopped twice for us to
> picnic with Iranians on the last day of NoRuz and, after haggling with
> officials for an hour, he got me and my cameras into the Ayatollah's Tomb -
> apparently quite feat.  Everybody is as nice as I remembered them being and
> they are so happy to have Americans in Iran.
> 
> I'll post photos when I get all of my connections working!
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 12:47 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> As a quote from LenRentals.....
>> 
>> "as you zoom the lens the various elements move in a rather complex 
>> dance."
>> To wit, that is the area that the current problem seems to be associated
>> with.....
>> 
>> I guess, in a way there is nothing to lose by trying to fix it yourself, 
>> as
>> you are on location....
>> And Tom is an Engineer.....  although his specialty is not teeny tiny
>> screws....
>> And Tools should be pretty easy to find.....or borrow.... if you are in a
>> big city......
>> And you do have at least a partial disassembly plan... with pictures....
>> although who knows if the pictures or proceedure are complete....
>> And I doubt Leica Germany  or US will ship you a temporary replacement 
>> lens
>> to Iran... but it would not hurt trying....
>> ????????
>> 
>> I thought you brought your M-whatever for this possible eventuality?
>> 
>> Turn negatives into challenges and do what you do best... an M for
>> photography.
>> 
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
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Message from tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley) ([Leica] SL Lens Jammed)