Wobble and tick in my Elmar

[Olaf_ZG]

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i recently bought a demo elmar 24/3.4 from the Leica store in budapest.

when I arrived home, i noticed that the aperture ring is wobbling and one can here a tick if one moved the ring forward (the wobble direction). Next to this, the focus is very light: all my other lenses were tighter.

for the rest, the lens functions normally. Should I worry about this? Should I may be send it in for a check?

thanks.

 

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[Kl@usW.]

Just checked my 24/3,4--no wobble and no click here. In my experience, wobbling and unusual clicking doesn't vanish by itself, so I would return it.

K. 

[LocalHero1953]

It appears to be a characteristic of modern M lenses that their aperture rings are looser than owners expect - as if Leica designs them for looseness. There have been many comments/complaints about similar behaviour over the years; my own Apo-Summicron-M 50 Asph had a loose-ish ring - OK for me, but others found it too loose.

I'm not saying yours is fine - but perhaps at the (unacceptable) far end of an intentional design spectrum.

[lct]

The focus ring of my 24/3.8 is a bit loose but no wobble and no click here. I would return the lens too.