Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] deception -- None
From: "Jacques Bilinski" <jbilin@axionet.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 09:36:48 -0800
 
> > Some people prefer AF lenses on manual bodies for cold weather use
because
> > they don't get so stiff.
> 
> Why?    Dale
>
AF lenses need to be designed with more play in the mechanism to allow them
to autofocus quickly. This is why Leica and Contax don't make AF lenses
(not SLR ones anyways). Lenses with play in them are "contrary to their
philosophy... blah blah blah". A consequence of this is that when the
lubricants stiffen up at low temperatures the AF lenses don't get as stiff.
 
Re changing film on a Leica M with glove on - Has anyone tried it with an
M5?