Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I guess I'm just lucky! The dot came off my 50 Summicron-R while I was handling my gear on a couch in the office, and I happened to spot it. I scratched off the remaining glue residue in the "dot socket" on the lens, and applied a dot of superglue. Pressed in the red dot and no more problems. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Clayton McKee" <leica at rcmckee.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Red bead on lens > Quoth the Tina Manley : > >> You can also put a dot of red fingernail polish in the place of the >> bead. > > Uh-oh... does it have to be red? > > Because when mine popped off, the only fingernail polish I had around > was a bright blue metallic. (Don't ask.) > > It matched the blue softie on the camera really well, but I guess I'm > probably going to hell now.... > > -- > R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com > Photojournalist rcmckee at rcmckee.com > P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 > Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell number on request > The only guidebooks worth reading begin with the phrase > "When you get to the end of the paved road, continue..." > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >