[Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

Somewhere in Leica literature, there is a fix to keep the lens from being
collapsed to far.  It was to use dymo labeler tape around the barrel to keep
it from backing into the M5 sensor.

Sonny

On 3/6/07, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
>
> One of the things I like about collapsible lenses is....they are
> collapsible! I don't think the Heliar will bottom out. I hope not, at
> least.
> It doesn't bottom out in a CV Bessa, and an Elmar does, as does the
> Hexanon.
>
> 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: Monday, March 05, 2007 9:45 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] A Weakening... Somebody Stop Me!
>
>
> 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
> >
>