Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Peter, I wonder if the fix might not really fix the issue. Do you know anyone who has a 90 Summi that has been adjusted and the adjustment solved the focus issue? Leo Wesson leowesson.com > On Dec 13, 2016, at 03:14, Peter Cheyne <peter.cheyne at gmail.com> wrote: > > I posted a week or two ago about sending my 90 Summicron (Leitz Canada) off > for focus adjustment in Japan, where I live. It think it needs a shim, and > it's front focussing by about 3 cms at normal portrait distances. > > The repair man who has my lens now accepts that the lens is > front-focussing. At first he said it was fine, but after I sent him my M9, > with photos showing my other Leica lenses focussing perfectly, he agrees > with me about the front-focus problem. > > He reports that the adjustment he has to make will mean that the mark on > the lens mount will no longer be in the correct place, so he will have to > fill in the old mark and make a new one. That seems a bit odd to me, > because my guess (though I'm not a lens repair person, I know!) was that it > just needed a shim. But what he says makes it sound like like he will > adjust the mount instead. Does anyone here think that sounds about right? I > mean, I would have thought that a shim would be the only fix needed. Isn't > adjusting the mount excessive? > > The repair man says it will cost 23,000 (about $200). Is that a little > higher than it would cost in the US? I phoned Leica Japan to see what they > thought and they said they they cannot adjust Leica lenses that old, as > they don't have spare parts in case something goes wrong. What a cop-out! > Leica Germany CLA'd this lens for me about 5 or 6 years ago. Leica Japan > also said that if somehow they were to adjust my lens, the starting cost to > me would be from 56,000 yen (about $500), and likely more. Doesn't that > sound very excessive? > > Any comments? Are Leica Japan taking advantage, or this this price roughly > equivalent with Leica Germany and Leica US prices? Anyway, I rarely ever > ask Leica Japan for repair estimates nowadays, as I always end up shaking > my head in disbelief! > > Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information