Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/05

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Subject: [Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Mon Mar 5 19:45:32 2007
References: <3cad89990703041838sc848dfbr961cadfbeaa3973b@mail.gmail.com> <003a01c75f83$ed021680$642d0b44@GATEWAY> <3cad89990703051938h4ea532a3x1787f98ed6b91c04@mail.gmail.com>

Before mounting, open lens fully, apply electrical tape to lens barrel, 
sleep more easily at night.

Greg J. Lorenzo
Calgary, Alberta

----- Original Message -----
From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com>
Date: Monday, March 5, 2007 8:38 pm
Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!

> Jeffery,
> As long as you dont "collapse" them you can use all of the 
> collapsables.Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> 
> On 3/6/07, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > And I have several collapsibles that I would like to use on 
> them(!). I
> > wonder if anyone has a list posted on the acceptable and 
> unacceptable> collapsibles for that camera. I'd like to put a 
> 50/3.5 Elmar or a 50/3.5
> > Heliar on one of them
> >
> > Jeffery Smith
> > New Orleans, LA
> > http://www.400tx.com
> > http://400tx.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> > Jayanand
> > Govindaraj
> > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 8:38 PM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!
> >
> >
> > These bodies are streets ahead of the Leica LTM bodies in 
> usability terms
> > -
> > only be very careful with collapsible lenses, at times it can 
> jig the
> > whole
> > rangefinder mechanism off. Cheers Jayanand
> >
> >
> > On 3/4/07, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > When nobody was stopping me, I picked up three Canon 7 bodies 
> (without> > a wrinkled shutter on any of them). One of them has a 
> 35/2.8 Summaron
> > > on it, one has a 50/1.4 Nikkor LTM on it, and the third one 
> will have
> > > a 50/1.4 Canon LTM on it until I can find a better lens for it.
> > >
> > > Although it isn't that popular, I really like the viewfinder 
> and the
> > > build quality of the Canon 7. All three of mine have selenium 
> meters> > that still have some life in them. DAG said he could 
> probably get them
> > > working properly.
> > >
> > > Jeffery Smith
> > > New Orleans, LA
> > > http://www.400tx.com
> > > http://400tx.blogspot.com/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> > > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of
> > > GREG LORENZO
> > > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:47 AM
> > > To: Leica Users Group
> > > Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!
> > >
> > >
> > > Vick asked:
> > >
> > > > I can help you make up some of your cash investment; you 
> wouldn't> > > happen to have any 35mm LTM Leica lenses for sale, 
> would you  ;-)
> > >
> > > Not before Friday at least. Anything I want to buy, sell or 
> trade is
> > > always posted here first.
> > >
> > > Greg J. Lorenzo
> > > Calgary, Alberta
> > >
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Replies: Reply from jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!)
In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!)
Message from jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!)