erl Posted March 30, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 30, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Helpful advice being sought here. I have a 90mm cron pre-asph and a 135/4.0 elmarit, both of which back focus beyond about 3 metres. They also need 6 bit coding. Primarily I want to use them on my M9. Also, I have an M7 which I dropped in the sand with the lens removed over the weekend. Obviously it now needs a CLA. (I was surprised how much sand penetrated even the bottom camera base cover.) Regarding the lenses, can anyone give a ballpark costing to perform the coding and focus adjusting? Presumably no option but to send to Solms. In which case would it be smart to send the M7 there with the lenses for the CLA. Geographically I am in Australia which will probably influence the scenario. Experience or helpful advice gratefully received. (I already know NOT to drop the camera in sand ). The rest will be new advice to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted March 30, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 30, 2010 Yes-there are options besides Solms - I know a few in Europe and the USA, but Australia is a bit outside my turf. I would expect to pay something in the order of 100 to 200 Euro for a CLA and code, considerably more in Solms. the Elmarit is tricky, officially it cannot be adjusted, but there are ways to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted March 30, 2010 Thanks Jaap. Actually, i just checked. The 135 is a tele-elmar. Does that make a difference to the problem? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 30, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 30, 2010 Thanks Jaap. Actually, i just checked. The 135 is a tele-elmar. Does that make a difference to the problem? Unfortunately, no, as I already guessed that was the case. i had mine adjusted a few weeks ago, I was told by the repairman that these lenses are not shimmed, so he had to rotate the helicoid, which neccessitated counterrotationg the aperture assembly, or something like that. Anyway, it is beautifully spot-on now, for the first time in 50 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted March 30, 2010 Thanks for that info Jaap. I will now consider my options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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