Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try a piece of Scotch tape on the focus cam. If that works, four coats of nail polish where the cam meets the roller. Dante > On Dec 13, 2016, at 10:11 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