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Subject: [Leica] turn around time for coding lens for digital M's
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:49:42 +1030
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Sorry Ted, I disagree, at least if you want photos that are in focus.
My M8, M9 and MM focused so far out with my Noctilux and 75 Summilux
before they were properly calibrated that all my photos were just
fuzz.

Marty


On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:54 PM,  <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> SEE ALL THIS STUFF AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE THEM BETTER??????? :-) Look
> below.
>
>
>>>>> And even then there may be two or more attempts to calibrate them :-(
>>
>> > john
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>>
>>> Depending on your lenses they may need a CLA and/or calibration for the
>>> digital Ms, f1.0 Noctilux and 75mm Summilux particularly...
>>
>>
>> If your fast M lenses were made before 2006 and have not been adjusted
>> using the post-digital method, that "may" should read "must" if you want 
>> to
>> be able to focus to the maximum accuracy the system is capable of
>> attaining.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>
> OH CRAP! :-)
>
> Like I said ..... Click them on and shoot!  If you see something way out of
> line or screwed-up quite badly indicating a real major problem???  Then get
> it fixed!
>
> Until then, it's nothing more than another money maker for Leica and
> screwing us!
>
> And yes I've used a Noctilux f 1.0 since the first one was available in
> Canada around 1970 something? Or close to that. Actually I have the first
> one sold in Canada, made in Canada! Dang and it still works like a dream
> when I need it at f1.0! Just gotta love it! Oh and markings??????? What 
> were
> we talking about????? :-)
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
>
>
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