[Leica] Tri-Elmar Question

[lucien_vd at mac.com (lucien_vd@mac.com)]

Barney,

The only way to have a Tri-Elmar Mark I working perfectly, will be to  
send it back and to buy the Mark II.

There was some good reasons for that second version to come out so  
quickly.

The "dodgey" frame lines connection is only one of them.

There are also the focusing tab (big improvement), the new lens hood,  
the Pola adapter and the depth of field marking.

Lucien


Le 9 mars 2007 ? 23:00, Barney Quinn a ?crit :

>
> I was lucky enough to get a good deal on a mint series I  28-35-50  
> Tri-Elmar.  Sometimes it is a bit dodgey about bringing up the 50  
> mm frame lines meaning that you see a jumble of thin framelines in  
> the viewfinder until you tap the lever whiich switches the  
> bringhlines in and out.  I gather ftom the web that this is a known  
> issue with this lens. I talked to Sherry. She says don't even think  
> about fixing it, live with it.
>
> Has anyone else had experience with this issue? Is a lens in this  
> condition stable or will it get worse? Keep it or return it. One  
> school says anything you buy should be perfect, and even an  
> inexpensive Leica lens ain't cheap. Another school of thought says  
> that having to tap the frame line lever every once and so often is  
> a small price to pay for a good deal on a good lens.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Barney