Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning, Why to Germany and not NJ? and Were the adjustments to the M8 covered under warranty? Thx Leo On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>wrote: > Hi Ken, > > When I first got my M8 my Noctilux didn't focus correctly, and I intended > to have it adjusted. But I found I was shooting a lot with the camera and > really didn't want it out of my hands for any length of time, so I put it > off. Then, when I got a second body used which had been adjusted, I decided > to take the plunge and sent off my original body, the Noctilux and 3 other > lenses for adjustment and coding. The coding for the Noctilux was more of > 'I > might as well while it's there' than anything else. I would not have > bothered if there had not been any other issue. > > In any case I sent off this package in late spring, and had questioned the > LUG on how to best send this to Germany. The result was that I sent it > ExpressPost without full insurance and everything worked out, although > there > were some anxious moments. The only reasonable alternative would have been > to fly to Germany myself. > > The Noctilux and the 75 Summilux now focus dead on with both bodies wide > open. There is of course the back focus when stopped down, but I rarely use > the Noctilux between f/1 and f/5.6, so I can make adjustments the few times > I do use those apertures. > > At f/1 the Noctilux is a delight and needs no coding to work. The > vignetting in the corners is cut off by the crop, and the lens is, if > anything, more appealing to me on the M8 than on film. I use it a lot. > > So, as others have noted, get lenses 28 and shorter coded, and if you can > spare the 35's for a while, maybe get them coded. I haven't, as I wanted to > have some lenses between 50 and the WATE here on the other body while the > rest of the lenses were having their vacation in Solms. > > -- > > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >