Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 Krechtz@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 8/5/00 5:33:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > jbcollier@home.com writes: > > << So after 15 to 20 years, you send it in for a CLA and they have to > collimate > the lens. It is not that big a deal or expensive. > >> > My point exactly. > > Joe Sobel > Hey, wait a second. Do you think someone will undo the elements and recollimate them and tighten them down? Maybe you'll get charged for it, but who, except the factory, might do this...at a reasonable price. And how do you know the lens isn't worse when you get it back? To tighten the collapsible lenses you just stick a small screwderiver between the slits in the brass locking parts of the end of the lens tube. This tightens the mount holding the elements. I've done it. You do a little at a time. Scared? Sure. It works for my Summitar.Ed