delander †Posted February 3, 2012 Share #21  Posted February 3, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I found the receipt, £125 inc tax but excluding shipping because I dropped the lens off at Milton Keynes and collected it, August 2008.  Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deliberate1 Posted February 3, 2012 Share #22 Â Posted February 3, 2012 Why not Leica NJ? Sure you can send the lens to Solms, but NJ is less expensive, there are no international shipping or customs issues, and the technicians are equally proficient. Â Why not, indeed. Doh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 4, 2012 Share #23  Posted February 4, 2012 I found the receipt, £125 inc tax but excluding shipping because I dropped the lens off at Milton Keynes and collected it, August 2008.  I have the invoice too. £75 inc. VAT, Aug 24th 2007. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted February 5, 2012 Share #24 Â Posted February 5, 2012 Which equals what I payed for the first lenses I had coded in late 2007 early 2008. The cost have effectively doubled since then. Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesk8752 Posted February 5, 2012 Share #25 Â Posted February 5, 2012 Don Goldberg (DAG) coded 7 lenses for me last spring at a cost of $95 per lens and adjusted the focusing of 3 of them at an additional $90 per lens. He's a lot less expensive than Solms or Leica NJ but takes several months to do the work, as he has to send the lens flanges out for milling. That said, the quality of his work is excellent and the coding looks like it was done at the factory. Â Regards, Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyIII Posted February 5, 2012 Share #26 Â Posted February 5, 2012 If I had a noncoded lens that was working fine, I would probably not worry about having it updated. However, if I did send in a lens for any reason, I would tell them to check it thoroughly and do make any adjustments or refurbishing needed to make it as close to new condition as possible. Â Honestly, if cost was a big consideration, I would probably not own Leica in the first place. Â Rocky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted February 5, 2012 Share #27  Posted February 5, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Don Goldberg (DAG) coded 7 lenses for me last spring at a cost of $95 per lens and adjusted the focusing of 3 of them at an additional $90 per lens. He's a lot less expensive than Solms or Leica NJ but takes several months to do the work, as he has to send the lens flanges out for milling. That said, the quality of his work is excellent and the coding looks like it was done at the factory. Regards, Jim  So $185 for DAG vs. $230 that I paid Leica NJ. Definitely less expensive, but not by much. The turnaround on my 90 Elmarit M was about three weeks, and I was very happy to get the test and calibration certificate from the technician, exactly the same Quality Tag that accompanies new factory lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesk8752 Posted February 5, 2012 Share #28 Â Posted February 5, 2012 So $185 for DAG vs. $230 that I paid Leica NJ. Definitely less expensive, but not by much. The turnaround on my 90 Elmarit M was about three weeks, and I was very happy to get the test and calibration certificate from the technician, exactly the same Quality Tag that accompanies new factory lenses. Â See post #9 - Tgray reported a $175 price for adjustment by Leica NJ. Perhaps you were fortunate and Leica only had to check rather than adjust. Or not... Don checks for nothing and only charges if adjustment is needed. Â Regards, Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted February 5, 2012 Share #29  Posted February 5, 2012 See post #9 - Tgray reported a $175 price for adjustment by Leica NJ. Perhaps you were fortunate and Leica only had to check rather than adjust. Or not... Don checks for nothing and only charges if adjustment is needed. Regards, Jim  Thanks Jim. I'm not sure when Tgray had his work done, but my experience with Leica NJ was 8 weeks ago. The price I was quoted was a flat $230 to 6-bit code and calibrate to factory specs. I don't believe they now offer a less expensive option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted February 5, 2012 Share #30 Â Posted February 5, 2012 Don Goldberg (DAG) coded 7 lenses for me last spring at a cost of $95 per lens and adjusted the focusing of 3 of them at an additional $90 per lens. He's a lot less expensive than Solms or Leica NJ but takes several months to do the work, as he has to send the lens flanges out for milling. That said, the quality of his work is excellent and the coding looks like it was done at the factory. Â Another great thing with Don is that he codes anything you ask. He coded my E43 50mm Pre-asph Summilux which Leica will not touch. Â Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted February 5, 2012 Share #31  Posted February 5, 2012 Jeff, I am going to send my 90mm off to Solms for the same. Mind sharing what the cost was and turn around time? And did you ask them to check the focus or did they take the initiative?Thanks David  Just sent my 90 Tele Elmarit to NJ for coding. $230. I asked them to check a back focus concern and they came back with a recommended CLA at an extra $130. They say it will take 4-6 weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsjxyz Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share #32 Â Posted February 21, 2012 Just got the quotation for updating the 6 bit code, readjusting, and repainting some dof scale mark. It cost SGD 858 or equivalent to USD 685 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar B Posted February 21, 2012 Share #33 Â Posted February 21, 2012 I have had 3 - 4 lenses for coding in Solms in the last few weeks, and in each case Leica has charged Euros 140 for the coding and 111 for focus control, both prices + tax. It seems to me this extra charge is now mandatory and it is also said in the invoices that Leica regrets having to do this. Â I have two lenses there now, one 1.0/50 and one 4/28-35-50 and I can possibly confirm the new policy when I get the quote from Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted February 21, 2012 Share #34 Â Posted February 21, 2012 Just got the quotation for updating the 6 bit code, readjusting, and repainting some dof scale mark. It cost SGD 858 or equivalent to USD 685 Â Can you please tell us who this quote is from and some more details on the particular lens (model, vintage, general condition)? The quote seems quite high. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull40 Posted February 21, 2012 Share #35 Â Posted February 21, 2012 Hello, all As I am about to take the plunge to a digital M, I just wanted to verify that the M8 does have a menu for selecting lens model if not 6 bit coded, correct? FWIW, I've always been very happy with the servicing I've had done at Leica New Jersey, and usually my equipment was returned to me with more done than I requested at no extra charge. Last servicing done was a repair of the focusing of a 28 Elmarit R, and they repainted the markings for free. That was 2008, so things may have changed since... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeebeeWien Posted February 21, 2012 Share #36  Posted February 21, 2012 I just wanted to verify that the M8 does have a menu for selecting lens model if not 6 bit coded, correct?  No, unfortunately this is only available on the M9. On the M8 you have to rely on the lens' 6bit coding.  Best  Georg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted February 21, 2012 Share #37 Â Posted February 21, 2012 Can you please tell us who this quote is from and some more details on the particular lens (model, vintage, general condition)? The quote seems quite high. Â Welcome to your new home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull40 Posted February 21, 2012 Share #38 Â Posted February 21, 2012 Thank you George. It's looking more and more to me that the M8 is not so much the bargain with more expensive wider angle lenses, UV/IR filters and coding fees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted February 22, 2012 Share #39 Â Posted February 22, 2012 Thank you George. It's looking more and more to me that the M8 is not so much the bargain with more expensive wider angle lenses, UV/IR filters and coding fees. Â Many people (including myself) had an M8 before purchasing an M9. It can be a considerably less expensive option to an M9. Â The current price of an M8 or M8.2 is considerably less than an M9 Except for the crop sensor the pixel size of the M8 and M9 sensor is exactly the same Inexpensive UV/IR filters are available from 3rd party vendors, such as B+H Inexpensive wide and ultra wide angle lenses are available from CV, Zeiss, etc. It is not difficult to hand code lenses with a marker kit and template, such as that offered by Match Technical Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull40 Posted February 22, 2012 Share #40 Â Posted February 22, 2012 SFD, Thank you for your input. I think I'm suffering from information overload from two weeks of researching this decision! I'd love to discuss more in depth, but I don't want to take this thread any further off topic. Thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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