RE: [Leica] Lighter Fuel for lens cleaning

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

Ben--
	I'd just bite the bullet and send it in to Leica for repair, if it's under
Passport warranty. They can probably fix it better than you can, and if the
problem is due to some slip-up in production, they can identify the cause
and notify Solms and prevent it from happening again. And they seem to have
quicker turn-around for warranty repairs at Leica USA than other repairs --
when my new M6H went in for a minor shutter adjustment, I had it back in
about a week.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ben Tuason
> Sent: Saturday, July 04, 1998 9:40 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lighter Fuel for lens cleaning
>
>
> I think my problem is related to the subject of this thread.
>
> I bought a new 35 Summicron Aspheric about two months ago.
> Occasionally, when I turn the focusing ring it seems to stick in one
> spot (at about the 2 meter mark) and won't turn any further unless I
> apply a bit more force to it than normal.  It feels very much that there
> is some grit in the focusing mechanism.  This has happened very rarely.
> The image quality and focusing accuracy is not affected in any way.
>
> I wonder if this is a cause for concern.  Maybe the subject lighter
> fluid trick might fix the problem.  I have the passport warranty but I
> don't want to bother to send it in unless it's a problem that I can't
> fix otherwise or would get worse if I don't.
>
> Has anybody encountered a similar problem with their lenses?  Any
> suggestions?
>
> Ben
>
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