Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you want a science project, fix the lens. If you want to take pictures, get the Zeiss. On Oct 28, 2014 11:44 AM, "kyle cassidy on the lug" <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: > Hey folks ? > > I have this Canon Serenar 50 I?ve been using for 15 years as my main lens > and recently something weird happened, the focus hits a stop about 4mm from > reaching the infinity stop. It happened once before, I was puzzled, and > then ? it wasn?t like that anymore. > > Using my x-ray vision, I can see inside the lens and it just looks like a > bunch of elves doing magic, but I have a vague thought that there might be > a screw that marks the infinity point that?s come loose and sometimes > sticks up too far. > > I ordered a spanner wrench so I can open it up and look for something > obvious, but apart from there being a loose rock inside the lens, or the > maltise falcon, I?m not sure what to look for. > > Any thoughts from the council of Wizards? > > This might also be the universe telling me to buy a new lens. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >