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Originally Posted by Joseph Reid
Hi-
I've been enjoying this thread but I have a 135 2.8 with a problem:
When the focus ring is thrown all the way to infinity, the rangefinder patches never line up. If I take a picture with the focus ring thrown all the way to infinity, items in the far, far distance do appear to be in focus. At the closest range, the rangefinder patches also fail to line up on objects 1.5 meters (or so) away but I can get a sharp image on close items by moving the camera closer or farther from the subject. I sent this to Leica for service and the repair estimate came back at about $800, which is ridiculous.
Does anyone know how to fix this? Or someone who does this sort of work for substantially less?
Thanks
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looks like lens itself is properly adjusted to the body, only metering adaption
fails, readjustment should be more or less bread & butter routine for experienced M specialists. Nevertheless, Leica service still seems to have kaviar for breakfast. Obviously, a certain $800 general repair charge switch
is still in action as soon as anything concerning this lens appears in their
minds or paperwork.
I had to learn this lesson already in 1975 and wonder about no further price
increase since these early days
Otherwise, even a precisely adjusted 2,8's overall performance is quite
disappointing compared to the 4/135's (on film). This, indeed, seems to
be different with sensors (as already mentioned in this thread). If you
won't care for readjustments and the M-System, do what I did: adapt
the detachable front part of the lens by bellows, tubes or so to a digital
SLR body. No focus problems at all, even with closeups from comfortable
distances never possible with Ms, and, most surprising experience:
this old fashioned average level monster performs marvelleously with
average level digital equipment, f.e. canon/Pentax (comparable to the
M8 pictures, taken from a recycling yard in Iceland above)
