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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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In these lenses there can be wear in the focussing mechanism. No amount of twiddling with the Allen key can cure that. If your other lenses are OK, don't touch the adjustment. I stronly recommend Wil van Manen
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