Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/22

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Subject: [Leica] had a lens fall off myLeica M4-P
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:15:04 -0500
References: <CAK1iPBSokGnwO7Qf+XkMK-pBnJ8K+875wV-09Tg-t3BL=3RfJA@mail.gmail.com>

On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:54 AM, David Lykes Keenan wrote:

> I can't be the first person that has almost lost a lens by it falling off a
> Leica M4-P by unknowingly pressing the lens release button.
> 
> This has happened to me frequently. The last time it happened this
> afternoon the lens literally came off and I fumbled with it before catching
> it otherwise it would've hit the pavement.
> 
> Are there any tricks or accessories that I might not know about that will
> prevent this from happening again? Otherwise I feel like I'm going to have
> to get rid of this camera before I lose a lens for sure.
> 
> Any comments?

In well over 40 years
using M2, M3, 4 different M6s and an M8
I've never experienced "unknowingly pressing the lens release button;"
nor ever had a lens "fall off."

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
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