Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, Nothing happens if you remove a DR-Smmicron with the eyes attached! I do that frequently when I'm in a hurry. The only thing that could happen if you are *very* clumsy is that the eyes could scratch the body. That's all. Important enough for Leitz to prevent this by introducing a tap - - this is really "responsible care"! ;-) Regards, Alex > The tab is there just to prevent you from removing the lens with the > eyes attached (close focus cam engaged). Leica offered the service of > removing the tab when the M5* was introduced but warned against then > inadvertently trying to remove the lens with the eyes attached (close > focus cam engaged). I do not have a DR so what terrible things result > if you do try to remove the lens with the eyes mounted, I do not know. > > John Collier > > *source: various Leitz and Leica Catalogs and instruction books. > > On Monday, May 26, 2003, at 09:44 AM, Seth Rosner wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> > > > >> Simple to fix, just take off the tab! It is held on by a screw. > >> > >> John Collier > >> > > But then you may have introduced some wobble when using the eyes on a > > Wetzlar M6 or earlier M. The little tab is there for a reason. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html