Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the 560 and 400 Telyts are 2 element designs. In basic words, the 2 elements are glued into the front of the lens tube. That is why the lens is front heavy. All the glass is up front. If you needed to balance the lens on the mechanical center of the lens, you would need to hang more weight to the camera end. This would make the lens heavier as well as better balanced. If you need the lens to be better balanced, try putting a bean bag full of lead shot on top of your camera, or hanging from the tripod screw. That would balance your camera better...... and on a tripod, give a bit better stability as well. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html