Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]about a year ago i banged my cos-vogt 35 1.7 and knocked the bottom plate loose. this plate, i discovered, is used to focus the lens. so, the lens no longer focused properly. finally, i got tired of using the jupiter again, so i took the cos-vogt to the local repair shoppe and asked if they could re-adjust the focus. two days later they call and ask if i can bring my camera in so that they can measure the distance to the focal plane while they're adjusting the film. so i drop off one of my leicas for them to use. two weeks later, i get an invoice in the mail for $400 (more than i paid for the lens). and on the invoice it says "adjust shutter mechanism" -- and my 35mm lens does not, as far as i know, have a "shutter mechanism" of any type. so i call the store and say "what the hell is going on?" they type up my invoice number and say "the shutter mech needed adjusting" i said "my lens doesn't have a shutter". he says "this is for a leica m3." i said "my leica m3 was not broken. my leica m3 was working perfectly. it was the lens that was not working." this guy didn't have any idea what i was talking about. he said he'd look around for the lens and call me back. i figured this wasn't the place for me to get anything fixed so i say "look, you go ahead and look for the lens, i'm coming by to get my camera." he says "well, i think ... i think your camera is in germany." kc - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html