Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think most Leica lenses have internal adjustments, that is they do not require shims to bring them around. When I moved to the M9, I had a couple lenses that needed to be trued up. Dag was able to bring them into line. On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Peter, > I wonder if the fix might not really fix the issue. Do you know anyone > who has a 90 Summi that has been adjusted and the adjustment solved the > focus issue? > > Leo Wesson > leowesson.com > > > On Dec 13, 2016, at 03:14, Peter Cheyne <peter.cheyne at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > I posted a week or two ago about sending my 90 Summicron (Leitz Canada) > off > > for focus adjustment in Japan, where I live. It think it needs a shim, > and > > it's front focussing by about 3 cms at normal portrait distances. > > > > The repair man who has my lens now accepts that the lens is > > front-focussing. At first he said it was fine, but after I sent him my > M9, > > with photos showing my other Leica lenses focussing perfectly, he agrees > > with me about the front-focus problem. > > > > He reports that the adjustment he has to make will mean that the mark on > > the lens mount will no longer be in the correct place, so he will have to > > fill in the old mark and make a new one. That seems a bit odd to me, > > because my guess (though I'm not a lens repair person, I know!) was that > it > > just needed a shim. But what he says makes it sound like like he will > > adjust the mount instead. Does anyone here think that sounds about > right? I > > mean, I would have thought that a shim would be the only fix needed. > Isn't > > adjusting the mount excessive? > > > > The repair man says it will cost 23,000 (about $200). Is that a little > > higher than it would cost in the US? I phoned Leica Japan to see what > they > > thought and they said they they cannot adjust Leica lenses that old, as > > they don't have spare parts in case something goes wrong. What a cop-out! > > Leica Germany CLA'd this lens for me about 5 or 6 years ago. Leica Japan > > also said that if somehow they were to adjust my lens, the starting cost > to > > me would be from 56,000 yen (about $500), and likely more. Doesn't that > > sound very excessive? > > > > Any comments? Are Leica Japan taking advantage, or this this price > roughly > > equivalent with Leica Germany and Leica US prices? Anyway, I rarely ever > > ask Leica Japan for repair estimates nowadays, as I always end up shaking > > my head in disbelief! > > > > Peter > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA