Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/22
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David,
Mine is smooth all the way... No problems with any stiffness. I have
heard that some lenses need a little work to loosen up the lubricants. Try
moving the lens from short to long while watching Tv and see if things
improve. If not I would send it back for a new one.
Steve
> David Freedman wrote:
>
>>>>>>>> A question for you 90 Apo Aspheric owners: I just got one and, right
>> out of
>> the box, found the focusing action to be extremely stiff and uneven.
>> Rotation is smooth from infinity down to approx. the 8-foot mark on the
>> scale, then gets noticeably stiffer down to 5-feet or so, then eases up a
>> bit. With the camera up to my eye, I actually find it difficult to turn the
>> focusing ring from near to far. Is this typical or should it be exchanged
>> for a different sample?<<<<<<<<<,