[Leica] Do I really want a 75 Summilux?

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 6:24 PM -0400 10/21/09, Tina Manley wrote:
>Henning Wulff wrote:
>>  I then sent the camera, Noctilux and some other lenses to Solms to 
>>get coded and adjusted, telling them don't adjust the Noctilux, 
>>just use it as a basis to adjust the M8. Which they did. So now 
>>both cameras work exactly the same, and are fine with those two 
>>fast lenses.
>I think Solms probably does a better job with this than New Jersey. 
>I was having the same problems with my first M8 and Noctilux and 
>sent them both to NJ to be adjusted.  I still couldn't focus the 
>Noctilux when they got back.   :-(    That's one reason I was so 
>glad to get my M9.  It works with the Noctilux!!  :-)
>
>Tina
>www.tinamanley.com



Well, I had to ship it across a border anyway so sending it to Solms 
was the same as to New Jersey for me.

I was sweating heavily until they confirmed the parcel had arrived, 
as I had no way of properly insuring it: M8, Noctilux, Tri-Elmar, 
21/2.8 ASPH and 28/2. After that is was all great; excellent result, 
fast service and they even replaced the whole back section with the 
buttons and screen as I had gouged it heavily. They never mentioned 
this latter bit of work, and didn't charge me for it. It all came 
back in the little velvet bags, spotlessly cleaned and ready to go. 
But I sure was worried about the shipping.

I asked that the camera be adjusted for the Noctilux at f/1, and it 
is as is my other M8.
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