Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/17

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Subject: [Leica] Collapsible 50mm Elmar and Summicron on M8 M9 (Steve Barbour)
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:48:15 -0800
References: <1be504db1001171037k3ab28fd1yc91bb83accc4a6b3@mail.gmail.com>
 
On Jan 17, 2010, at 10:37 AM, Phil Swango wrote:

> I have a couple of bodies that can be a problem with collapsible lenses.
> The 50mm Elmar barely touches something inside the Bessa L and possibly the
> other Bessa RFs when fully collapsed.  Also, my M2 shows faint marks inside
> that look suspiciously like they came from a collapsed lens tube.  My
> solution has been to put a small rubber band around the lens tube and push
> it up as far as it will go toward the front of the lens.  That will keep 
> the
> lens from collapsing completely but still let it flatten enough to fit into
> a pocket.


thanks Phil, a nice idea and cheaper than insurance,


Steve
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