Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Focus problem
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 16:36:47 -0600

I like Kindermann, they have collimated several lenses for me, but here is a
list of other places as well:

Repair resources:

http://www.lhsa.org/

http://teachnet.edb.utexas.edu/~leica/

Not on the list but also recommended:


Jensen Camera Repair
2014 Tulare Street,
Fresno,  CA  93721-1918
(559) 264-3993


Keith's Camera Repair & Restoration
3312 Woodmont Drive South Bend,
IN 46614-2374
(219) 291-1133 


And for those questions that plague you in the desperate hours of the night:

http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/



> From: "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@humboldt1.com>
> 
> My local repairman checked out my 135/2.8 Elmarit because it was not
> focusing properly. I noticed on some indoor shots that faces were blurry,
> but the table edge about a foot closer was in perfect focus (from about 15
> feet away). The lens also focuses past infinity. The repairman's collimator
> showed the actual infinity focus to be at the middle zero of the 100' mark
> on the lens.
> 
> Since he has never adjusted focus on M lenses, he suggested a factory
> alignment. Any other recommendations?
>