Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you very much for your kind suggestions. I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I really do not have enough time to shoot test films before leaving (in two days). So I will probably take out the old M4 this time. Should be fun too ;-) Erik On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 00:56, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > Erik it depends where you live of course. You could post your country of > residence here . The LUG is bound to have someone living there who can > advise you. I think you need a technician experienced with rangefinder > cameras more than just any camera technician. LUG members in the USA often > mention several excellent technicians there, such as DAG for example. You > might like to search the archives. I'm sure that someone will post > suggestions. At Solms, customer service should be able to tell you delivery > times and prices if you contact them. > Enquiries in German: > elke.luh at leica-camera.com > Enquiries in English > Andrea.Frankl at leica-camera.com > For your holiday it might be wise to shoot a careful test film before you > go. You may find that a small infinity error is not critical due to Depth > of > Field tolerances. Certainly wise to check before you go and then get it > fixed later, of course. > > > 2009/7/7 Erik van der Meulen <erik at avondel.com> > > > Dear Leica-people, > > > > I have recently discovered that my M6ttl (0.82) does not focus correctly > at > > infinity. What I see is that in the viewfinder the images do not fully > > align > > at the longest focus distance. > > I have my holidays coming up real soon, too short to get it fixed. Now I > > wonder if I should expect that to affect all my pictures, or just the > ones > > focused at longer distance? > > Also, if I take it out for repairs, should I make sure it is send off to > > Solms, or will any decent camera mechanic be able to get it absolutely > > right > > again. > > And, while we are at it, should this be the moment to consider the MP > > viewfinder upgrade? What would that set me back proximately? > > > > Thanks for all your thoughts and suggestions! > > > > -- > > Erik van der Meulen > > <erik at avondel dot com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > Alles was eine gute Kamera braucht / Everything a good camera needs: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Erik van der Meulen <erik at avondel.com>