Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Philip, I always enjoy a good story of leica camera equipment getting used and abused. Just how it's supposed to be. Al Sendon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Forrest" <photo.forrest@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 12:51 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Question about my poor broken lens. > Hoppy, > I was nauseous that moment. > If you want to hear a real story, talk to Sherry Krauter about my M4 which > she > just repaired. Talk about DAMAGE. > I was wearing my M4 around my neck like a tourist when on patrol in > Fallujah, > Iraq back in Nov, 2004 when I had to as low to the ground as fast as > possible > because of incoming 122mm rockets. I basically fell right on the camera, > bending the winder lever, over-winding the shutter and stripping some > brass > collar from the winder shaft. After the patrol a few days later I was in > my > office (being the public affairs guy has it's perks) & took the camera > apart. > Once again using the aforementioned tools. I saw what was wrong to my > naked > eye and having just a bit of camera hacking/repair experience I decided to > give it a go. The shutter was bound up & I "flexed" it through it's > entire > travel which reset it (it had worked before on a spotmatic of mine.) > After > that, out machinist (US Navy Combat Engineering Battalion, we had all the > cool tools and people) fabbed me up a brass collar which was as good as > the > original if not better Then we pressed it on the shaft & off I went. The > camera to this day still has a bit of vulcanite missing from that rocket > attack. It worked quite well, albeit with a little sloppy winding for the > next few months. I was on battalion movement to the states and deployed > to > Spain for 1 month to create our deployment book and gather up all the > documentary media for the DON archive. It was there in Spain where the > death > blow came. I fell into the Bay of Cadiz while taking one of my two days > off > during that deployment and the camera barely recovered from that. I had a > minor CLA (lack of funds) done but eventually the corrosion caught up with > it > & Sherry just finished it. I should be receiving it this friday as a > matter > of fact. > I always have wondered what the people walking by my bench on the beach > thought while looking at me, soaking wet, frantically taking my Leica > apart > in an effort to dry it out... > It's all better now. > ...and it's just a camera. > > Philip > > On Thursday 05 April 2007 00:24:29 G Hopkinson wrote: >> Philip, you have just made me quite ill. Never post any message again >> that >> includes the words Summicron, vise, vicegrips and a file. Yes, I do >> understand your circumstance ;-) >> >> Cheers >> Hoppy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> Philip Forrest >> Sent: Thursday, 5 April 2007 14:09 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Question about my poor broken lens. >> >> Since it's a heavy Voigtlander lens, it's some nice brass. Easily >> bendable >> when dropped, but this works to your advantage in repair. >> I dropped my 50 DR Sunnicron out in Iraq on a marble floor & bent the >> mounting flange good. ...an hour later after some work with a vise, >> channel >> locks, vise-grips and a file the lens was back to working fine. The >> glass >> was still perfect & that's what mattered. >> I'm not encouraging you to do a hack like I did. Leica repair is hard to >> come by in Iraq, so I had to. It's not too hard though with the proper >> tools and knowledge. >> You probably bent a bit of the flange on the rear of the lens and it's >> impeding the motion of the focusing helical. As long as your glass is >> intact, a repair should definitely be worth it. Especially so if you >> like >> this lens. Philip >> >> On Wednesday 04 April 2007 22:30:06 alvaro sendon wrote: >> > Hello everybody, >> > >> > I had what I like to call a "Bonk" moment last night. Where for >> > no reason at all my Voigtlander 28mm F1.9 slipped out of my hands and >> > smacked the floor. >> > >> > Nothing seemed apparently broken until I checked the focus ring and >> > noticed the extreme stiffness when rotating it. Does anyone know what >> > is actually broken? >> > >> > Just trying to decide if it is worth fixing considering the price of >> > the lens. Where can I send it to get fixed? Is it worth shipping it >> > out to DAG or Sherry Krauter? >> > >> > I am thinking that if it is $225 and under I will fix it, anything >> > above and I will have to consider it. Any opinions or suggestions will >> > be appreciated. >> > >> > Thank you; >> > >> > Alvaro Sendon >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.25/745 - Release Date: 4/3/2007 > 12:48 PM > >