It's time to rejoice, Ken: both for your lens and for Andrew who agreed ;-)
Chris
On Monday, 4 July 2011, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Content warning: The following may contain religious reference which
> may cause severe stomach cramps among athiests. Read on at your own
> risk.
>
>
> So, here's the deal. A couple months ago, my Leica 14-50 lens
> developed the dreaded "zoom lock" problem.
Unfortunately, before I got
> a chance to open it up and tighten the screws, it got stuck in the
> wide position.
>
> I Couldn't fix it and it went into backup status. Yesterday, at
> Creston, I was taking mug shots of the people when I noticed that the
> lens was in the telephoto position.
>
> Being careful not to go back into the wide position, I shot the
> pictures and secured it back in the bag in a way that the lens
> wouldn't go back to wide-angle. Last night I took it apart and was
> able to tighten not one, but two screws that worked themselves loose.
>
> This is just one of a number of neat examples of how God is working in
> our lives. This lens was broken and according to my research, beyond
> economical repair. No way was it fixable by humans beause it was stuck
> in a position which prevented any further dismantling.
>
> Who would have guessed that God is into camera repair?
>
> (to those who are aware of our situation, yes, my wife is pastoring
> again and yes, we will be moving).
>
> AG
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