Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/11

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Subject: Re: The Minox GT -- An Unappreciated Leica?
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 23:18:57 GMT
 
At 11:42 11/11/97 PST, you wrote:

>I almost bought a used Minox a few weeks ago, but found the `drawbridge'
>supports and the drawbridge itself getting in the way of my fingers when
>attempting to adjust the aperture.
>I don't have thick fingers, so Is there some trick to this?
>-Dave

You have to try to pinch the aperture ring with forefinger and thumb from
above. It's fiddly at the best of times, but you get used to it. 

Joe Berenbaum