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Tigersight
06-05-2007, 19:09
I just bought a 7s on Ebay. It arrived in good shape, very clean, crystal clear viewer and fully operational. The only problem with this beautiful camera is that the lens can be slightly moved with your hand. If I get a grip on it and turn it back and forth there is some looseness there. What can I do to tighten this? And, if it can't be remedied, will this affect my photos? I mean the lens is not going to fall off or anything, its just a little loose. But I like things tight and it's a bit irksome.
Is this a common problem with old fixed lens rangefinders? This is my first rangefinder!
I must say, off subject, that the reason I joined your group is that I am very impressed with the level of photography here, much better than with any other group I've seen. MUCH better!

greyhoundman
06-05-2007, 19:15
It is fine.
It won't hurt your photos.
And there really isn't much you could do about it anyway.

Trius
06-05-2007, 19:54
As greyhoundman said, it's fine. It's common with the 7s. Here's a 7s shot (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=19251) with the loose lens syndrome. Ignore the inadequate Photoshop work.