Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 17 Sep 1997, Eric Welch wrote: > At 11:26 AM 9/17/97 +0100, you wrote: > >I've got one of these, kindly converted to Leica R mount by someone. In what > >way are they delicate- what bit actually breaks? I'd like to know so I know > >what to be careful with. > > Sorry, it was an old book from the 70s - not actually by McBride, now that > I remember, but one of those profile books that did stories on two or three > photographers. His comment was simply they were delicate and didn't hold up > to heavy use, which he obviously gives cameras and lenses. > > ============= > Eric Welch > St. Joseph, MO > It's never too late to have a happy childhood. > I answered this, I'm not certain if I sent it or deleted it. The lens is an old design retrofocus (inverted tele) type and they tend to be big. It's possible that you might catch it on something since it sticks out. You can rip it out of the camera. I'm careful using mine. Ed