[Leica] Leica lens CLA costs in Japan--front-focussing 90 Summicron (Canada)

[Leo Wesson]

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
> 
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