Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/11

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Subject: [Leica] turn around time for coding lens for digital M's
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:07:24 +1030
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I sent them to Solms in 2006 and then in 2009.  When I visited the
factory they told me that they used new equipment that had the tighter
tolerances that were required to properly focus these on digital Ms.
I asked how the gear worked and they said very briefly that it used
lasers and micromotors, but wouldn't explain any more.  My lenses were
even more 'out' than John's - the Noctilux focused about 50 cm short
at 5 m.

The current Australian service entre for Leica has the same equipment
as Solms, apparently, and can adjust and put new mounts on M lenses.
I still haven't had my lenses 6-bit coded and am going to get that
done when I get them adjusted to focus the Monochrom properly.  That
can be done here in Australia now, as Geof pointed out.

Marty



On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
wrote:
>
> On Oct 11, 2012, at 8:19 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry Ted, I disagree, at least if you want photos that are in focus.
>> My M8, M9 and MM focused so far out with my Noctilux and 75 Summilux
>> before they were properly calibrated that all my photos were just
>> fuzz.
>>
>> Marty
>
>
> hi Marty,
>
> how (specifically) were they calibrated?  What was sent, and to where? 
> What information and requests were given and to whom?
>
>
>
> thanks, Steve
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:54 PM,  <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> SEE ALL THIS STUFF AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE THEM BETTER??????? :-) Look
>>> below.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>> And even then there may be two or more attempts to calibrate them :-(
>>>>
>>>>> john
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>
>>>>> Depending on your lenses they may need a CLA and/or calibration for the
>>>>> digital Ms, f1.0 Noctilux and 75mm Summilux particularly...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If your fast M lenses were made before 2006 and have not been adjusted
>>>> using the post-digital method, that "may" should read "must" if you 
>>>> want to
>>>> be able to focus to the maximum accuracy the system is capable of
>>>> attaining.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>
>>>
>>> OH CRAP! :-)
>>>
>>> Like I said ..... Click them on and shoot!  If you see something way out 
>>> of
>>> line or screwed-up quite badly indicating a real major problem???  Then 
>>> get
>>> it fixed!
>>>
>>> Until then, it's nothing more than another money maker for Leica and
>>> screwing us!
>>>
>>> And yes I've used a Noctilux f 1.0 since the first one was available in
>>> Canada around 1970 something? Or close to that. Actually I have the first
>>> one sold in Canada, made in Canada! Dang and it still works like a dream
>>> when I need it at f1.0! Just gotta love it! Oh and markings??????? What 
>>> were
>>> we talking about????? :-)
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Dr. ted :-)
>>>
>>>
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