Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] Home lens coding
From: john at mcmaster.co.uk (John McMaster)
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:23:28 +0000
References: <85B3EBCE-F89A-4B15-A447-8E211B01C2A4@me.com> <LOXP123MB1112B9B3F63FD30F7FAB5247F9040@LOXP123MB1112.GBRP123.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> <DCD9BE87-2376-4224-BD47-33770F159CCC@icloud.com>

I used them until I sent them for CLAs and an upgraded mount at Solms, fussy 
lenses (e.g. Noctilxii and 75mm Summilux) should not be attempted.  Note 
that there are three versions (one for each lens pair) as well as differing 
numbers of mounting screws....

john

-----Original Message-----


Thanks for your advice John. I was very sceptical, and that you seem to bear 
that out.

Gerry

Gerry Walden
023 8046 3076
0797 287 7932

> On 28 Dec 2017, at 14:29, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> An alternative is to replace the lens mount with one that has indents, 
> cheap on the marketplace, trouble with a flat flange is that it can rub 
> off.  Not advisable with the fussier lenses, but I do not think you have 
> any of them...
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Has anyone tried coding their own older lenses with a permanent black 
> marker? If so how did it go?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Gerry
> 
> Gerry Walden LRPS
> www.gwpics.com
> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> 



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