Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15

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Subject: [Leica] RE: Re: 35/1.4 ASPH lense shade...is this thing a joke? NO!
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 17:16:42 -0800

I like my 35/1.4 ASPH shade set-up better than my 24/2.8 ASPH shade set-up.
It's a better fit and seems more substantial. You may have the old version
of the 35/1.4 ASPH shade.

Jim

At 07:01 PM 3/15/00 -0500, Austin Franklin wrote:
>> Aperture ring movement
>
>Is yours much looser than other Lieca lenses?  If it is, than it's purely a 
>matter of preference...guess I like mine a bit stiffer ;-)
>
>> focus ring movement
>
>Focus on mine is perfect.
>
>> and my shade locks on perfectly and the rubber shade cap also locks on.
>
>Mine does lock on perfectly, it's just cheap and flimsy....and no where near 
>as nice as the one I got with my 24..
>
>> Everything performed flawlessly.
>
>There's nothing optically wrong that I know if, and I'm sure (at least I 
>hope) mine will perform flawlessly too...
>
>