Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I want to send my 135mm Elmarit-R in for a CLA, because it has >recently developed some backlash in the focusing ring. It doesn't >make it hard for me to focus it, but I notice it every time I use the >lens and it gets on my nerves. Besides, backlash in mechanical >systems that were designed not to have backlash is something that >tends to get worse due to increased wear. > >However, I don't want to send it to Leica in New Jersey, because they >have recently been extremely slow at repairs. For example, they've >had my P150 for a very long time now, like two months, and they've had >an R6 that I had once planned on buying for K&S for about two months >(I bought another R6 from Glazer's in Seattle rather than wait). > >So where should I send it? Is there a Leica service facility in >Canada with good turnaround time? > >-Patrick Patrick, John Van Stelten (Focal Point in Colorado) has been overhauling all my equipment. It will take him 4-5 wks. You can e-mail him at focalpt@ecentral.com. Henry