Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sending everything in, all once, is a recipe for a disaster. S.d. On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 8:06 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > Shattered M8 sensor glass >> >> Today Leica Solms sent me their quotation for replacing my M8 sensor glass >> and a new sensor. The new sensor must be added because the glass comes to >> them with the sensor as a unit. The quotation was for around 780 Euros. >> The >> estimate they previously gave over e-mail was 1,200 Euros, so I didn't >> feel >> quite so bad when I read the price quoted today. >> >> For the 780 Euro repair costs, I can at least be satisfied that all of the >> camera functions will be guaranteed for a year, and that the rangefinder >> will be adjusted and cleaned. I spoke with Ms Angela Frankl by phone >> when I >> got the quote today. We went over the details. The M8 leather would, of >> course, need to be replaced at a cost of about 16 Euros. I told her the >> M8 >> leather felt quite slippery to me compared with my M6 and M3. She said >> she >> understood and that I could have my camera recovered with the M8.2 >> vulcanite >> for a cost of 182 Euros. However, for that 166 Euro price difference, I >> declined. >> >> ....................................... >> >> >> + soft focus confusion >> >> I also asked her if I could send her my 2 Leica lenses and have the M8 and >> lenses calibrated. She said that could be done at no extra cost, so long >> as >> the lenses just needed a little tweaking, and she'd make sure the M8 was >> held to wait for the lenses. >> >> By coincidence, I was getting ready to run my M6 and M3 with all lenses >> through a tripod & tape measure focus test tomorrow. This is on the >> advice >> of a couple of LUGgers, after someone noticed that a series of photos I >> took >> with the M6 and CV Nokton were all soft in focus. If the focus on the M6 >> and/or M3 is off then I'd send them to Solms along with the Leica lenses, >> so >> I might end up with all my Leica gear at Solms at once. >> >> Peter Cheyne >> >> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >