Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bernard: Leica Canada still services the old screw mount cameras. Apart from Leica in Germany, I think they are Leica's only authorized repair facility in the world for screw mounts. With the stron American dollar versus the Canadian dollar, they may also be the cheapest place to get it done. They did a CLA on a M3 and a M4 and took only a week each time including the time it took me to mail the camera to me and for them to ship it back. Regards, Robert At 03:24 PM 8/10/99 -0500, you wrote: >Now, wouldnt it be nice if Leica would service our old screwmount equipmnt >again? >I wonder if an anniversary screwmount camera is far behind? >-Bernard > > >>Marc: >> >>Since Leica is most likely using modern machinery, these mounts would >>probably be cut on a computer controlled lathe, which would have no problem >>cutting the threads. If the Japanese are doing it now for the >>Voightlander, I imagine Leica can figure it out. You may just have to >>introduce a new edition of your Screw mount book to cover all these new >>lenses ;-) >> >>Regards, >> >>Robert >> >> >>>The real cost is that of fabricating those bloody 39mm by 26 tpi threads. >>>The rest of the mount would be inexpensive to make. >>> >>>Marc >>> >>>msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >>>Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! >>> >>> > > > >