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

[Sonny Carter]

I think most Leica lenses have internal adjustments, that is they do not
require shims to bring them around.

When I moved to the M9, I had a couple lenses that needed to be trued up.
Dag was able to bring them into line.


On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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