Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, And the results you get with your re-engineered equipment certainly bear out that you know whereof you speak. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Are Leica lenses muliticoated? > Sonny Carter wrote: > >>On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 8:17 AM, <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> Some of us even take the equipment apart, analyze how it works and what >>> design choices were made, in order to better understand the tool's >>> strengths >>> and weaknesses. Humor us. >> >> >>Mostly I do. I have vague ideas of what goes on under the hood of my >>Leica, >>but like I am with my car, I don't worry too much about it until I start >>hearing funny noises. > > Knowing what's going on under the hood often means knowing when a funny > noise can be worked around or safely ignored. It means being able to do > field repairs. It means being able to modify and tweak the tools to suit > my working conditions. The UET-R extension tube, ROM lenses & APO > extenders on the SL, the shoulder stock/monopod combination (and a few > other tricks) are the result of answering the "how does it work" question. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >