Re: [Leica] correction lenses

["Dante A. Stella" <dante@umich.edu>]

Try Stadium Opticians in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  They may be able to make you
one.   They ground me a Series VI enhancing filter (from the proprietary
Howard Ross glass) to fit a Hoya Series VI retaining ring mount, which is
itself something of a feat.  I'm sure that a diopter could be done too.

"Nguyen, Olivier T [AMSTA-AR-CCF]" wrote:

> I just call the number below and god, the diopter itself is 200 bux
> god.  why is it that expensive?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Koplen [mailto:jkoplen@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 4:42 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] correction lenses
>
> The correction lens for my M6, with diopter and astigmatism correction, was
> ground by an optician in Michigan, recommended to me by the Leica USA parts
> person.  If you want to call the optician, his name is Jason Klimek, phone
> 810-695-4251. (This was between 1 and 2 years ago.)
>
> Good luck............Julian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nguyen, Olivier T [AMSTA-AR-CCF]" <onguyen@pica.army.mil>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:24 AM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] correction lenses
>
> whoa, i don't know this.  let me call leica up and see how it is
> thank a lot John
> Olivier
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Collier [mailto:jbcollier@powersurfr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 9:49 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] correction lenses
>
> Leica sells an empty correction mount for which you can have your optician
> grind a lens.
>
> John Collier
>
> > From: "Nguyen, Olivier T [AMSTA-AR-CCF]" <onguyen@pica.army.mil>
> >
> > I am thinking of getting an corrector thingy.  My eyes need a
> > -4 for a correction and Leica don't make -4 diopter piece.  anyone here
> know
> > where, or who would make -4 diopter please let me know.