Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Doug, I?ve had my copy (3 cam Non ROM) for about 7-8 years now. I?ve not had to service mine yet. Best wishes, Charlie www.charlie-chan.co.uk On 19 Dec 2014, at 21:04, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > I doubt any of us use it as much as you ;-) Also my use is more likely to > be with manual aperture rather than auto.... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > My 3-cam 280mm f/4 APO requires a CLA every two years (sticky diaphragm, > every two years) and the turnaround is months. It's scheduled to return > from the latest CLA next week tuesday, six months after I sent it to Leica > USA for service (I called last week and was told OMG that's too long, I'll > bump it to the front of the line and thanks for not yelling). > > Six months every two years is 25% down time! If not for the spectacular > image quality this lens produces I'd have dumped it years ago. This year > I was prepared, I had sold almost every other lens to pay for a second > 280mm f/4 APO so I could continue making photos without sacrificing image > quality. > > My question to other 280/4 users: Is a sticky diaphragm every two years > typical? The optimist in me wants to believe that whatever makes my lens > get sticky so regularly will be fixed this time OTOH I'm not selling the > ROM 280 any time soon. > > Grrrrr. > > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information