Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 02/03/2007, at 2:57, Brian Reid wrote: > My problem is much simpler than this. > I have two M bodies (M6 and M8) > and three M lenses (Noctilux, 24/2.8 Elmarit, and 35/1.4 Summilux) > > There are six possible combinations of camera and lens -- I can put > the Noctilux on the M6 or the M8, I can put the 24 on the M6 or the > M8, etc. > > Everything works fine except that when I put the Noctilux on the > M8, it doesn't focus properly. It works fine on the M6. The other > two lenses work fine on both M6 and M8. > > The mis-focus of the Noctilux on the M8 is bad enough that I've > stopped using it, which is a pity. So I thought that I'd look into > repairs. > > The first problem is figuring out what needs to be repaired. From > the data above, it would seem as though the problem lies with the > Noctilux, except that it works fine on the M6. Tina Manley reported > that when she had this problem, she had to send in both her M8 body > and her Noctilux. > > Leica Camera is criminally slow on repairs. They don't seem to be > able to do /anything/ in less than 6 weeks, and 2 months seems more > typical. And God save you if they have to send something back to > Solms: they probably use a 3-mast sailboat to get it there and a > rowboat to bring it back. > > So I was looking to find somebody in Leica Camera that I could talk > to about how to fix this problem, in the hopes that I wouldn't have > to send in the M8 body along with the Noctilux to get this problem > fixed. I don't want to be without my M8 for 2 months. Since I'm not > using the Noctilux (on account of its focus problems) I don't mind > waiting while it's shipped to Solms by sailboat. > > Brian Reid A good repair man can fix it on the spot. Yurg in St Kilda road takes the lens and camera and matches the two. You need the right tools, but you don't need to send it back to Solms Cheers