Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This isn't as dramatic as some of Tina's or Ted's adventures but it was a big deal to me. I had changed lens heads from the 400mm f/6.8 Telyt to the 560, so the 400 head was laying on the floor of my van - I had forgotten it was there and when I opened the door from outside, it rolled out and fell to the ground. The threads used to mount the lens head to the mount tube were dented; the lens head could not be attached to the mount tube. Even 10 minutes without the use of my 400 is major trauma for me. Thinking I had nothing to lose, I used some carefully placed and shaped blocks of pine wood, and a mallet, and pounded the threads back in to shape. Luck was on my side, the threads became round again and it mounts perfectly on the mount tube. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt