Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can only comment about my experiences with Hasselblad. I have had lenses taken apart, cleaned, adjusted and put together again and not only has it been done meticulously but the lens came back in much better condition. This was done by Hasselblad technicians at their Wembley, UK headquarters. I currently have a Contax lens in Germany undergoing repair. I will await the results of this but, having spoken to the head of their technical department over there, I am sure the lens will be in as new condition and optically perfect. I would be wary of using third party repairers but, if a lens has to be repaired, then I wouldn't hesitate to use the facilities of the manufacturer. They will have the correct repair and test equipment to ensure that the lens is in perfect post-repair condition. Simon Mxsmanic wrote: SNIP: Adjusting the lens would require sending it > back to Germany and taking it apart. How would they take it apart and guarantee > not so much as a dust speck on any of the elements? What if they disturb the > optics while fixing it? I'd end up with a tight aperture ring, and a blurred > image. This is why I am leaning towards doing nothing. If it really bothers > me, one day I'll buy another identical lens, and after checking it for at least > equivalent optical quality, I'll sell this one, making it necessary only to pay > the difference. But I don't know if it will ever bother me that much. > > I am _extremely_ wary of all service organizations, even those associated with > Leica. Most service organizations are staffed by second- or third-rate > technicians, or worse, who have only a vague idea how to fix anything, and are > expected to fix everything. Nothing ever comes back "like new."