Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/16

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Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] 35MMF1.4 glitch QUESTION AND ANSWER
From: "" <leica-user@ispwest.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 01:18:32 -0800

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> If after two hours you think it MIGHT be better (!!!) I would stop 
> right now. It is not just a grease problem after all that time. DO NOT 
> USE LIGHTER FLUID. It will just take grease away from where it should 
> be and, worse, put it where it shouldn't.  Now before we give any more 
> advice can you please give us more details?
> 
> Is it an Asph lens or an early non-Asph?
IT IS AN ASPH LENS....ONE OF THE LATEST TYPES
> Can you return it?
YES I CAN I JUST PICKED IT UP ON FRIDAY
> Was it so inexpensive you do not want to?
:-) I HAVE NOT MET THE LEICA YET THAT IS...THAT INEXP...... WORD YOU USED 
ABOVE
> Where are you so we can recommend somewhere close to have it looked at 
> it?
I AM IN NEW YORK...
> Are you SURE that the hitch is ONLY there when mounted on the body?
YES IT IS AS SMOOTH AS A YELLOW MANGO FROM MONTEGO BAY WHEN IT IS OFF 
THE BODY

RUDDY
> 
> John Collier
> 
> On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 07:56 PM, leica-user@ispwest.com wrote:
> 
> > Well I started the back and forth thing.
> > It has been about two hours and after turning and turning I came 
> > online to find out what
> > everyone said.
> > Well I wanted to point out that the feeling is not a metal on metal 
> > feeling but a very dry
> > patch-like feel.
> > Off the camera body there is no hitch but once it is mounted it 
> > becomes dry and hitchy.
> > I tried it on my M7 and it had the same dry feeling.
> > I am assuming that it is a lubrication problem
> > Someone said that I should put a little lighter fluid between the 
> > barrel..what do you guys
> > think?
> 
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