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Subject: [Leica] Dare I send 35/2 'Cron to Leica?
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Tue Jul 17 15:57:00 2007
References: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0707171257340.21623@mail.2alpha.com> <DBBFADB08591437FAD4251AEC94CC88B@Vista>

Bill, the document is linked from this page
<http://www.leica-camera.us/news/news/1/801.html>
The further information link at top right

Cheers
Hoppy


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Bill
Sent: Wednesday, 18 July 2007 08:39
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] Dare I send 35/2 'Cron to Leica?

Not all lenses are code-able.  I sent in my preASPH '35 lux and they sent it
back untouched. I used magic marker and it works just fine. Someplace there
is a list of lenses that cannot be coded.

Bill in Denver

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bill=photobynelsch.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bill=photobynelsch.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Peter Klein
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:06 PM
To: lug@leica-users.org; leica@freelists.org
Subject: [Leica] Dare I send 35/2 'Cron to Leica?


What is the group's experience on sending lenses to Leica NJ for coding and
adjustment to the M8?  Particularly, the PRE-aspheric lenses like 1980s 35
and 50mm Summicrons?

I have a 35/2 Ver. IV Summicron that isn't quite right on the M8.  It needs
coding eventually anyway. So I could send it to Leica and have them do it
all, send the mount to John Milich and then the whole lens to DAG, or just
have DAG adjust the lens and forget the coding for now.

With all the stories about lenses coming back from Leica with the same
misfocus problem (or worse), it's a little scary.  But I'm not sure how much
of the problem is Leica USA and how much Solms, and whether there's a better
success rate with the classic lenses vs. the newer aspherics.  And there was
talk on l-camera-user forum about some sort of new, more accurate testing
procedure being implemented for lens adjustments at some point, as the old
one was accurate enough for film, but not for the M8.

Any updates, insider knowledge or intelligently-crafted rumors?

--Peter

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Replies: Reply from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] Dare I send 35/2 'Cron to Leica?)
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