Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, well Ted you may get better pictures than we do, but you don't look as cool without a proper lens shade. ;-) On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 4:01 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > OK OK ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!! So THE lens hood wont stay on? GET OVER IT! Use > some gaffer tape and stick it on permanently and forget about it! And get > on with picture taking! > > So it falls off? OK here's the lens shade story of lens shade stories. THE > NOCTILUX? > > My Noctilx was close to the first one purchased in Canada around early > 70's or as soon as they became available in 1970. > > Lens shade clicked on and off beautifully and stored in reverse position > on front same lock pins when mounted during shooting. No > problems............ UNTIL? > > A little pin came loose on the lens mount and fell off somewhere on Planet > Earth! If anyone finds it please mail it back. Thank you. ;-) > > OK me being me and all the bits and pieces the techies tell us that must > be used for perfect photos.......... "LENS SHADE BEING ESSENTIAL!" Well > yeah OK! But it isn't worth days and days of back & forth LUG e-mails we've > seen here. > > OK on with the NOCTILUX STORY. So me wanting to be the all round good > equipment photographer user! YEAH RIGHT! :-) I sent the lens to LEICA to > have this little pin replaced. Like screw in a new one. It can't be to > difficult... NOR COSTLY? Wouldn't you think so? > Well the service rep returned my call with a "READY?" $245.00 for the > estimated cost! That's to screw in a little bitty pin and the "so called > never use a lens without a sun shade or death will happen! To the lens and > it's recorded images! > > I can't repeat here exactly what I told him to do with the pin! Be very > un-gentlemanly of me! And not really in my gentlemanly fashion. > > "OK so send the lens back, thank you most kindly. FORGET THE LENS SHADE > LOCK PIN!" > > So that little event was about 40/50 years ago and the NOCTILUX hasn't had > a lens shade on in all those years nor the other day on a NOCTI-SHOOT!" > PICTURE QUALITY? Always good if you know how to handle yer gear under all > kinds of light conditions! > > So please ladies and gentlemen of the LUG? Do you think we could hang-up > all this "lens shade dialogue" now? Please and thank you.. > > That is unless someone has a better story than the "NOCTI story?" :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA