Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I damaged my len mount on my older M6 a few years ago, and Reinhold Mueller (sp?), then at Leica Canada, had to replace the mount. The way he described it, it was a very involved procedure (cost me $250 at the time). Dan C. At 05:03 PM 26-07-00 -0600, John Collier wrote: >Yes there are tools and procedures to follow. On the Leica M you use a >special tool to check for the proper distance which involves using "gauge >set 56". Tolerances are +0.005 mm. to -0.01 mm. The lens mount can be >machined and then you have to carefully use an auto collimator to check for >parrallelism. I do not have an "R" manual but expect it is similar. >