Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is no issue of being able to change the flange yourself or if all 6 screws are absolutely required (they are not), it's just that if you change the flange yourself the only way you have of checking if the focus is still correct is to shoot, and this requires a lot of careful testing at different distances and apertures, and if there is a problem it is well beyond the capability of most people to fix it themselves. Marty On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > Guess it must be OK for mere mortals as well...... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > Leica just put the new flange on with five screws, my Noctilux and 75mm > Summilux are both like that after their trip to Solms. > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > > There ARE 6 screws in Leica M lenses. However, there are 2 hole patterns. > One of the patterns allows for the replacement flange to be fitted and use > all 6 screws. The other pattern, has a screw right where the 6 bit codes > are.. So upon replacement, only 5 screws are used. > > I do not know what Leica does about this dilemma, but for us mere mortals, > it means there are 2 different flanges to choose from. > > > Frank Filippone > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information