Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 6/26/01 2:48 PM, Zeissler, Mitch at mzeissle@gcipoa.gannett.com wrote: > It's a very early version of the f/1.0 [1975 serial: 2749xxx]. It has > the stiffest focusing I've ever encountered with any lens from any > manufacturer. I thought it would loosen up with use, but it did not. I > was willing to live with it until I made the mistake of attending the > Leica Day they had here last fall, when I played with other lenses that > focusing buttery smooth. > > Sherry tried all of her tricks and couldn't fix it, saying it ultimately > would have to go to Solms. She also said it was so securely sealed that > she thought they would have to go in through the front element [thereby > breaking it] to open it up. > > The reason I'm wanting to make a stink relatively early in the game is > that I want the lens back before we go on vacation. It has already been > sorely missed during a once-in-a-lifetime family gathering and I want to > avoid any further misses as much as possible. > > /Mitch Brace yourself. I had a 90 Tele-Emarit (thin) that was damaged in an auto accident. Leica NJ had to send it to Solms. It took a year and a half to get it back, and for the cost of the repair I could have replaced it. The other guy's insurance company paid the bill, and insisted on repair over replacement. I bought another 90 to use in the mean time. Gilbert (who suddenly remembers that he has an 'extra' 90 lying around)