Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/17
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Why guess, why not collapse them if there is no chance of contact?
It's quite simple, there's no guessing and trepidation, and you can
make the best use of your equipment.
I don't understand this 'maybe, what-if, o-my-god' sentiment if with
a quarter the amount of effort in measuring you could have full
assurance.
When the M5 came out Leica issued warnings and suggestions of using
Dymo tape on collapsibles, it it made sense even if the width of the
tape that they suggested was way too conservative. But now, with the
M8 and M9 they've truly gone overboard in covering their behinds with
respect to collapsibles, when it's quite easy to convince yourself of
what can and can't be done.
All it takes is a little strip of paper, a pen and 2 minutes of your
time. If you measure things yourself, you can have confidence that
with your camera, and with your lens it will/won't hit anything.
At 11:48 AM -0800 1/17/10, Steve Barbour wrote:
>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
>>
>> --
>> Phil Swango
>> 307 Aliso Dr SE
>> Albuquerque, NM 87108
>> 505-262-4085
>>
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