Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, I know that companies such as http://www.micro-tools.com/4.html sell specialist tools for straightening lens rings etc. Maybe worth a look? Best of luck getting it sorted out. It's one of the most unpleasant sounds when good gear succumbs to that pesky gravity. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of David Young Sent: Friday, 12 January 2007 07:55 To: leicareflex@freelists.org; leicareflex@freelists.org; lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] Dent! Help Request. Finally got my R8+DMR back, from Germany, today; so I went down to the lake, to take some shots, both as a test of the camera and as exposure tests for this weekend's Pond Hockey Tournament. While there, the lens (my 80~200/f4 Vario Elmar) flew off the camera - apparently on it's own! I don't know whether I had not got it firmly mounted, when I put it on, or if my gloved fingers (it's -12 just now) accidentally released the lock. No matter... either way it's my fault. The lens hit the ice hard, but seems to be absolutely OK, except for a bad dent in the lens hood. So, my question is... is there a good system to restore a lens hood to some semblance of round, while it's still on the lens? All help greatly appreciated. Thanks. --- David Young, Logan Lake, CANADA Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information