Can the weight of the focusing ring be made heavier?

[Dikaiosune01]

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i don't like the weight of my 50mm lux asph.

It is quite light and really smooth, like butter on a baby's bottom; it is also easy to knock off focus. Breathing too heavily can be enough to get the focus off.

 

I realize that my shot discipline and skill level needs to be improved too; but I can't help but think that this lens would be better if The focusing was heavier. I feel that the added weight would give me more confidence in my focusing.

[Erik Gunst Lund]

Change the lubricant in the focus threads, it's that simple. They come in different stickyness, although Leica will probably stick to their recommendation for that given lens...

 

The chrome (Brass) lens will be havier but only the weight of the lens not so much the feel...

[wlaidlaw]

i don't like the weight of my 50mm lux asph.

It is quite light and really smooth, like butter on a baby's bottom; it is also easy to knock off focus. Breathing too heavily can be enough to get the focus off.

 

I realize that my shot discipline and skill level needs to be improved too; but I can't help but think that this lens would be better if The focusing was heavier. I feel that the added weight would give me more confidence in my focusing.

 

Lucky you. My chrome 50 ASPH Lux was so stiff that the focus tab would cut your finger. However you can get the feel changed by a service man. Malcolm Taylor made my 40mm Summicron-C heavier and more positive when he serviced it and Will Van Manen did the same on my 80-200 Vario-Elmar-R, where the friction device had become detached.

 

Wilson