Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT-First F100 disaster
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 14:14:40 -0700
References: <NBBBIDNIGLFOKNLJCPLHMEJMFNAA.danh@selectsa.com> <3ADCA556.7000201@earthlink.net>

At 4:19 PM -0400 4/17/01, B. D. Colen wrote:
>Yesssssssssss! Plastic. I think.
>
>
>
>Dan Honemann wrote:
>
>>>>explain why THAT, of all parts, isn't something like titanium, or at
>>>>least stainless steel......ARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGG :-(((((((
>>>
>>>What is it made of?  Please don't say plastic.
>>
>>
>>Black tape.

When Nikon went to AI metering from the old prong connection, the 
'pro' cameras had a flip up tab (steel) on the aperture follower on 
the camera, and the lesser cameras had the plastic follower. The 
stated reason for both the flip-up and the deformable plastic 
followers were that the non-AI lenses had a larger aperture ring 
which could damage the follower and connected electronics if they 
were mounted and forced onto the camera. Gradually more and more 
cameras received the plastic follower. Now only the F5 has the steel 
flip-up follower as far as I know. On the various bodies with the 
plastic follower that I've had, I've never had the misfortuned to 
damage the tab, even though I've used many non-AI lenses on them.

That's the so-called reason. It never seemed good enough to me, but 
then I never suffered problems because of the cost-saving plastic 
thing.

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In reply to: Message from "Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com> (RE: [Leica] First F100 disaster)
Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] First F100 disaster)