Washington Posted June 19, 2011 Share #1 Posted June 19, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) This time I was pulling the M-9 out of this little case on the floor of my truck and as it sits on it’s back I grabbed the soft lens cover. Now, I have an old swing-out Leica polarizer on it which has it’s own hood. The polarizer is attached to the lens via a screw-down friction thumb-screw which I attached really tight. Never-the-less the polarizer & lens hood which I was gripping to get the camera out of the bag let go and the camera dropped… the RRS left side flash mount taking a hit on the way down. Again, I got the ‘’bottom loose’’ message. So, I brought it back home and gave the metal above the tab a few light hits with a hammer and flat pointed drift…. and, all is well again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 19, 2011 Posted June 19, 2011 Hi Washington, Take a look here I did it again!. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Rick Posted June 19, 2011 Share #2 Posted June 19, 2011 You really have to figure out how to get your hands fixed. So, here is my idea. Attach velcro to every surface of your camera and lenses. Then make a velcro pair of gloves. This should work. (You know I'm not making fun of you - right?) Also, reading your posts here on LUF has made me a lot less worried about all the nicks and dings on my M9. I've started to embrace them as proof of use. And, anytime I take my gear out and screw around with it I use a new mental verb. I say I'm going to go out and Washington around. You are becoming my hero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted June 19, 2011 Share #3 Posted June 19, 2011 As we say in the flying business, "it's not a question of IF, it's a question of WHEN". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted June 19, 2011 Rick, Great idea!!! But in this case it was the clamp-down polarizer-hood at fault. The clamp was NOT screwing tight on the mount as the tightening knurled-head clamp-screw’s head was bottoming out on the mount giving the feeling it was really tight! That has been corrected with a little ball-bearing in the works. No, the VA still has not figured what the hell is wrong with my hands. So, I do my best with what I got. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted June 19, 2011 Rick, One more thing. I used to restore The Vincent motorcycle in a former life. All special interest groups are the same. Some guys would put their restored Vincent under wraps and maybe trailer it to a classic bike meet to show it off. Then there were the guys who wanted to ride. I advertised that I would only work for riders…. and, after all these years all the engines and complete bikes I built have never failed. Now, that’s something! Anyway, you can not ride without a chip or two: usually more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted June 19, 2011 Share #6 Posted June 19, 2011 Hey, don't get me wrong, I know that I'm probably judged as the kind of guy that picks lint off his shirts by those that don't know me (always have), but I really don't have much of that DNA in my make-up. I always use my stuff up and figure I'm not trying to keep it nice for the next guy. But, you are the kind of person that reminds me that the fun in life is using something up and letting the chips fall where they may. That is a good thing - thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted June 19, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ok, I gotta show off: John Perenyi’s Touring Rapide …. John rode hard and fast and wanted the best : he got it! Among tons of other mods this was built with a custom-made 5-speed gear box that I got from John Surtees who had them made for his own Vincents. His dad worked for Vincent… and he made a name for himself racing bikes before he became a famous race-car pilot! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/154649-i-did-it-again/?do=findComment&comment=1706625'>More sharing options...
Rick Posted June 19, 2011 Share #8 Posted June 19, 2011 Sweet! You are undefinable. Sometime when we are out near Colorado, I've got to come by and meet you and see your stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted June 19, 2011 Goodness you are welcome as long as you don’t mind a little cabin that’s nothing but a cluttered workshop and smells like cigarette smoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted June 19, 2011 There is a sad end to the John Perenyi story. Being so delighted with the above rebuild he asked for the best Vincent ever. I spent two years developing a Black Lightning Special which was simply fan-f****ing-tastic. John had it for two months before a lady broadsided him and he lost a leg. End….. fini…… kapyut….. phooey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted June 19, 2011 Share #11 Posted June 19, 2011 Great pic of the Vincent, Washington! Sorry to hear about John. Don't suppose you know of any good-condition (rideable, in other words - not project bikes) Vincents for sale at a reasonable price do you? I'm most definitely of the bikes-are-meant-to-be-ridden, just like cameras-are-meant-to-take pictures, camp... http://jeffreyhughes.net/wordpress/2010/09/27/sportbikes-behaving-well-the-harley-not-so-much/ Glad you got the polarizer hood squared away! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share #12 Posted June 19, 2011 The Vincent Owners Club has a website which you will have to google as I only went there once a long time ago and I have been out of it for sometime now so I’m no help at all. Even back when I was in business most of my work was re-rebuilding a rebuild someone had done for a reasonable price…. After John Perenyi was run down the lady’s insurance company did not want to pay the price for this one-of-a-kind machine. I was his expert witness in court. The Judge ruled in John’s favor and the insurance company had to cough up the real value: $125,000. Fun is expensive….. and dangerous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share #13 Posted June 19, 2011 I don’t mean to hog my thread but a funny/absurd thought just occurred to me. I used to drive around with the naked M-9 and the lens of the day on padded material on the floor of the truck and easily grab the strap and be outta there. I got it into my mind that using a small camera bag would be ‘’safer’’. If it wasn’t for how I had to pull the camera out of the bag it wouldn’t have dropped. The moral is, I guess: there’s no such thing as ‘’safe’’. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted June 20, 2011 Share #14 Posted June 20, 2011 I don’t mean to hog my thread but a funny/absurd thought just occurred to me.I used to drive around with the naked M-9 and the lens of the day on padded material on the floor of the truck and easily grab the strap and be outta there. I got it into my mind that using a small camera bag would be ‘’safer’’. If it wasn’t for how I had to pull the camera out of the bag it wouldn’t have dropped. The moral is, I guess: there’s no such thing as ‘’safe’’. Aye, it's always a conflict between gear access and gear safety. I, too, periodically will leave my M9 sitting on the seat of my truck next to me, ready to grab for a shot. The danger with that, of course, is any kind of sudden stop risks having it go flying. Most the time I leave it in my small A&A bag which has a simple fold-over-and-velcroed top. Still very quick, but adds a modicum of protection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share #15 Posted June 21, 2011 Jager, I have gone back to trucking it around on a pad on the floor of my truck with a little pillow between it and the firewall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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