Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Black Hole?
From: "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 22:10:03 +0200
References: <EC1D893EF5042348ADC8A79B742E9EFB110EAC@GCI-MOCEX01.us.ad.gannett.com>

If they really have to break an element to get in, I think you can just about
take for granted that the repair will cost about as much as a new lens.  There
isn't much left to a lens after you take out the glass elements.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Zeissler, Mitch" <mzeissle@gcipoa.gannett.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 14:25
Subject: RE: [Leica] Black Hole?


> That's a thought I have been having myself, but I want an estimate
> before going that route.  If it turns out that the repair costs 50
> percent less than going through the hassle of selling this one and
> buying another, I think I'll have it repaired.
>
> /Mitch
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mxsmanic [mailto:mxsmanic@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 7:16 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Black Hole?
>
>
> Why not just sell it, then buy a new Noctilux?  You'd only pay the
> difference,
> and that might well be no more than you're likely to have to pay for the
> adjustment, particularly if they have to break one of the elements to
> get into
> it.

In reply to: Message from "Zeissler, Mitch" <mzeissle@gcipoa.gannett.com> (RE: [Leica] Black Hole?)