Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/07

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Subject: [Leica] Stiff M8 lens mount - HELP! DAS
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sat Apr 7 04:26:28 2007
References: <15A85284-3765-4976-B79B-7D934473C5C1@ameritech.net>

Great news Dante!  Only one of your lenses gets to go to the repair person
of your choice to have the mount changed and the focus cam adjusted.  Leica
NY is a little busy right now so I might suggest DAG who is just a hop away
in Wisconsin.  :)

On 4/6/07, Dante Stella <dstella1@ameritech.net> wrote:
>
>
> Ok.  Symptoms: lens hard to mount and unmount (stiff in turning the
> lens in the mount).  RF stops a hair short of infinity.  Pictures are
> back focused by a couple of inches at 1.5m and about a foot at 3m.
>
> Ideas?!   I guess the good news is that 4 out of my 5 lenses work.
>
> Dante
>
> By the way, the IR capabilities of this camera are pretty
> considerable.  With a Summilux ASPH 35, you can take infrared
> pictures in room light at hand-holdable speed (750nm filter).  Too
> bad there's no IR mark!
>
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-- 
Don
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