[Leica] Focus issue on M6ttl

[fredhess at phenix-visuals.nl (Fred Hess)]

Hello Erik,

Try one of these:

Will van Manen Zoetermeer http://www.kamera-service.info/

Eric Feenstra. Den Haag (Ypenburg) 070 3907628

Ton Scherpenborg Nijmegen 0243551857

Succes!

Regards

Fred Hess

The Hague/Den Haag


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik van der Meulen" <erik at avondel.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 1:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Focus issue on M6ttl


Thank you very much for your kind suggestions. I live in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.

I really do not have enough time to shoot test films before leaving (in two
days). So I will probably take out the old M4 this time. Should be fun too
;-)

Erik

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 00:56, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> Erik it depends where you live of course.  You could post your country of
> residence here . The LUG is bound to have someone living there who can
> advise you. I think you need a technician experienced with rangefinder
> cameras more than just any camera technician. LUG members in the USA often
> mention several excellent technicians there, such as DAG for example. You
> might like to search the archives. I'm sure that someone will post
> suggestions. At Solms, customer service should be able to tell you
delivery
> times and prices if you contact them.
> Enquiries in German:
> elke.luh at leica-camera.com
> Enquiries in English
> Andrea.Frankl at leica-camera.com
> For your holiday it might be wise to shoot a careful test film before you
> go. You may find that a small infinity error is not critical due to Depth
> of
> Field tolerances. Certainly wise to check before you go and then get it
> fixed later, of course.
>
>
> 2009/7/7 Erik van der Meulen <erik at avondel.com>
>
> > Dear Leica-people,
> >
> > I have recently discovered that my M6ttl (0.82) does not focus correctly
> at
> > infinity. What I see is that in the viewfinder the images do not fully
> > align
> > at the longest focus distance.
> > I have my holidays coming up real soon, too short to get it fixed. Now I
> > wonder if I should expect that to affect all my pictures, or just the
> ones
> > focused at longer distance?
> > Also, if I take it out for repairs, should I make sure it is send off to
> > Solms, or will any decent camera mechanic be able to get it absolutely
> > right
> > again.
> > And, while we are at it, should this be the moment to consider the MP
> > viewfinder upgrade? What would that set me back proximately?
> >
> > Thanks for all your thoughts and suggestions!
> >
> > --
> >  Erik van der Meulen
> >  <erik at avondel dot com>
> >
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> Cheers
> Geoff
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