[Leica] turn around time for coding lens for digital M's

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

OH Hell!!

 Just keep clicking them on as I've done for 60 years and screw the costs 
and supposed better operation!!

Will all this extra stuff make your sight and observation of the magic 
moment any better?  ERGO?  Your pictures will become icons as HCB's???????? 
Not a hope!! :-)

So just click them on, get out and shoot cool photos and keep having fun!!!

See how easy it is when you use the KISS principal? ;-) ;-) ;-)

cheers,
Dr. ted  :-) :-)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] turn around time for coding lens for digital M's


> George, my personal experience may not be directly helpful regarding the
> service you want, since we are on different continents. FWIW, one of mine
> went to Solms a couple of years back via dealer and then distributor. They
> did the organising but it was slow, slow and the dealer added his own mark
> up (as you might expect).
> . This week one lens of a pair that I sent for a CLA to the Australian
> agent actually had  a flange replacement fitted. I didn't think that was
> done anywhere but Solms and New Jersey..
>
> You might consider too whether you want a Clean, Lubricate and Adjust at
> the same time for specific lenses?
> I'd suggest that you ring up Leica in New Jersey directly first. You might
> find that faster in handling time than through your dealer?
>
> If you just want your existing bayonet flange machined with the pits (to a
> professional standard) then you could use John Milich in New York. 
> Normally
> you send him the flange only but ask for a pricelist/services available?
> Try jm-at-milich-dot-com
> His machining is first class and his (international) turnaround was rapid
> on two jobs for ZM lenses for me a year or two back. I His communications
> might best be described as concise but his work is first class.
>
> My personal experience with the coding templates and Sharpies was not
> positive (reliability and permanence) but others have been happy. Ideally,
> you ought not completely degrease the mount either. Be aware that it is
> very important that you do nor smear incompletely dry ink across the 6 bit
> sensor or worse end up with scraped off residue inside the lens throat. 
> One
> LUG M8 user I know personally had to scrub his M8 sensor cover glass
> vigorously, presumably with heart in mouth at the time!
>
> Cheers,
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
>
> On 12 October 2012 08:38, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> http://whimster-photography.com/leica_m_lens_codes/index.html
>>
>> That table plus a Sharpie and it's done quick and for free.  At least
>> for my Zeiss ZM lenses it's been a great solution.  It does take a
>> little while to figure out a workflow to get them right.  I put little
>> marks on the M9 mount where the read windows are.  They can then be
>> put on the lens mount and make alignment relatively easy.  (Alcohol
>> cleans off Sharpie marks.)
>>
>> Paul
>> www.PaulRoark.com
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 3:11 PM, George Hartzell <hartzell at alerce.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > I've borrowed an M9 for a while with a couple of current lenses.  I
>> > think that I'd like to get my pre-coding lenses updated.
>> >
>> > When all of you other first (second, third, ok, I'm late...) adopters
>> > took care this did you go through a local dealer, direct to Leica, or
>> > via an independent?
>> >
>> > What kind of turn around time did you experience?  Cost?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > g.
>> >
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