Just one Screw

[JeffreyTotaro]

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So I'm walking down the street in Dallas with the M9 and 50mm 1.4 ASPH on my shoulder and I hear a loud clatter of metal behind me. Looking down I see the lens shade and the ring with the lettering on it laying on the sidewalk. After picking up the pieces I saw that just one screw holds this assemble together, and it fell out! The ring with the lettering is not mechanically fastened, it seems to just be sandwiched in between the lens barrel and the shade. As annoyed as I was about this, David from Leica NJ already has a new screw on its way to me now. Thank you David. The only permanent problem is a slight dent in the hood from when it hit the ground. I'll see if it operates properly once the screw is in place. Really just one screw??

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[hoppyman]

Ouch! I think that I might politely ask if they will straighten/replace the hood as well.

 

I've seen one come loose on an Elmarit M 90 (which also has a captive, collapsible hood). The screw has a corresponding location depression in the barrel underneath and if it backs out enough the whole assembly can rotate and possibly jam the hood. Yours must have fallen out completely. No excessive vibration that you are aware of? I would have thought that the front ring (with the lettering ) was threaded into barrel front as well?

I started carrying a tiny screw driver that fit that fastener... until the airlines confiscated it. Never can tell when someone might assault the cabin crew by adjusting their spectacle frames I suppose.

 

I guess that the assembly has to be disassembleable (!) of course but this would be disconcerting. Everyone is now checking that screw on their lenses.

[gjames9142]

My frame=line lever fell off after a few days, which is strange because i never use it. They sent a replacement up so I was without the camer for a few hours.

[Jaybob]

This is going to sound lame, and completely unbelievable, but sometimes the high frequency vibration of airline travel can loosen that one (and any other) screw. If you put your hand on the wall of a plane you get that bzzzzzzzzzzzz. If the top of your lens was subjected to that same bzzzzzzzzz in the overhead or on the floor, it is not outside the realm of possibility that that one screw worked itself completely out of the lens. I bring a small screwdriver kit with me when I travel and examine my lens mounts, both camera and lens, and retighten if needed when I get to the hotel.

 

Jay

[ho_co]

We are true Leicaists!

 

The hoods (admittedly detachable) fall off my Nikkors all the time. One of the zooms has to be held level or it'll 'creep.' But I just figure that's what you get for a couple thousand dollars.

 

With Leica, on the other hand, Geoff is right--I'm going to check that screw now.

 

Thank you, Jeffrey, for the heads-up!

[J_Thompson]

I started carrying a tiny screw driver that fit that fastener... until the airlines confiscated it. Never can tell when someone might assault the cabin crew by adjusting their spectacle frames I suppose.

 

I got a chuckle from this Geoff, but unfortunately, this seems to be the byproduct of the age in which we all live. As George C. Scott said in the movie, Patton, "God how I hate the twentieth century."

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I am very familiar with loose screws, but unlike old British motorcycles... at least they

don't leak oil.

[adan]

From the title, I thought this thread was going to be about an unsuccessful trip to Vegas.

 

That free-floating front ring is hilarious - glad the damage was minimal.

[pico]

While the ring is off, why not blacken the lettering like Linhof did with some lenses for aerial work? Pointless, certainly. That's why I'd do it. One-up the black tape guys.

[JeffreyTotaro]

David from Leica suggested a bit of clear nail polish to help keep the screw in place. No Locktite though, too hard to remove if necessary. So if you have some loose screws (on the camera or lenses), maybe thats a good way to go.

[chrism]

From the title, I thought this thread was going to be about an unsuccessful trip to Vegas.

 

With a title of 'Just One Screw' I would have called that a successful trip, but my standards have, evidently, dropped with advancing years!

 

Chris

[Nicoleica]

With a title of 'Just One Screw' I would have called that a successful trip, but my standards have, evidently, dropped with advancing years!

 

Chris

 

I started reading this thread thinking it was an offer! But at my age, being told that my mind is in the gutter, means that I have raised my standards.