Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >