Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/02

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Subject: [Leica] How to realign Hektor 135/4.5 head/tube?
From: Andrew Moore <dmm@bronze.lcs.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 11:30:10 -0500 (EST)

I have a Hektor 135/4.5, in Leica screw mount, with a removable lens head.
I've had excellent (understatement) results with it on the viso/bellows.
I'm almost positive that the focusing tube and head aren't a matched set,
and focus is in fact off by about 3 feet at a distance of 25 feet or so.

Does anyone know of a do-it-yourself method of bringing things back into
alignment?  What needs tweaked, and how?  I'm not opposed to filing away
bits of metal either.  I paid $80 for this at a swap meet for this
beat-up, dusty and scratchy sample and it's more than paid for itself.

- --Andrew

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