Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] "notoriously crappy" lens
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 21:13:36 -0600

I believe a number of places does this kind of work. I just had Kindermann
CLA and collimate a Hektor for about $180US. It gives impressive results
now.

John Collier

> From: Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>
> 
> 
> 
> 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
>