Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Some Leica it HOT !
From: Doug Herr <telyt560@cswebmail.com>
Date: 28 Jul 2000 07:11:37 -0700

             Miro Jurcevic wrote: 
             >  
             > OK, I did the sensible thing. I got some lenses first and then went on the 
             > trail for a body. I got the R series over Blad's and the M's. 
             >  
             > The first body, an R4, came from Ebay with no rear seals, the second, an R4S 
             > came with a seriuosly useless and flaking bayonet. Obviously I was scraping 
             > the bottom of the barrel here. $300 - $400 USD was not going to buy any 
             > serious Leica body. That's what they cost me and I was going nowhere. The 
             > cameras were going back to the sellers (retailers on mail order). 
             >  
             > I took two more precautions. Spend more money and do it in person. 
             >  
             > I bought a mintish R7, mucho grande, for about $1,040 USD in a box with a 
             > new strap. Showed my trophy to an old friend in the magazine trade. Took it 
             > home and despite my lung twisting flu, thought that I finally saw the light 
             > at the end of the tunnel. 
             >  
             > Whilst playing with the lenses in f22 mode and on 4 seconds, I noticed that 
             > the iris was only half closed and then two thirds, I checked for manual 
             > mode, then stopped it down manually. Sure enough I picked my third lemon in 
             > a week. 
             >  
             > It's enough to make me want a 'blad.

Miro,

I'm with Dennis.  It sounds like a lens problem.  But, if the problem isn't with the lens, here's what you do:

1) buy a Leicaflex SL with a good viewfinder
2) get it CLA'd
3) live happily ever after

It's really that simple.

Doug Herr
Sacramento
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