Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/11
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dan, paul, concerned citizens;
[snip]
>I actually took my lens off the camera, took a piece of dark paper,
>and using the lens, aperture wide open, like a magnifying glass,
>tried to burn a hole in the paper. Didn't happen- couldn't get it to
>burn a hole in it! Now,
no personal experience *trying* to burn holes with the lense.
i just took it on faith that it works. my 'A' came with a burnt
curtain and one of my 'daily driver' M3's has 2 (count 'em 2)
patches on one curtain and one one the other. i had the curtain
for the 'A' replaced and they both work great. (...for as much
as the 'A' get out ;-)
isn't there a famous story about Eisenstedt getting half way
through a shoot w/ the Queen Mother, discovering that he had
burned a curtain and sheepishly indicated that they had to
reshoot everything...or is it just my memory playing tricks ?
i try to keep the 'business end' pointed toward the ground or
otherwise away from direct sun.
hope this helps
regards
jerry