cinelolic Posted March 2, 2013 Share #1 Â Posted March 2, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello to everyone, my name is Diego and I am from Santiago, Chile. Â Some months ago I bought my first M3 with a 50 Summicron f/2. First films were all right, some pictures were fully focus and others had a strange problem; as a part of the photography was on focus, another part presented a strange blur. Â I'm adding pictures for experts to help me on this matter, I need to know if my lens needs to be seen by a Leica expert to resolve the issue. Â Thank you very much. Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UliWer Posted March 2, 2013 Share #2 Â Posted March 2, 2013 It looks like decentration - the lens or a lens element seems to be not in the right position so your photos become unsharp on the left side. Did you try another lens? If there is no fault with another lens, your Summicron needs to be repaired, if the problem occurs with other lenses it may be the camera's bayonet is not plane or out of the right position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 2, 2013 Share #3 Â Posted March 2, 2013 Yes there is probably a shifted element in there. Send it in to Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebidwell Posted March 2, 2013 Share #4  Posted March 2, 2013 As Jaapv says send it to Leica however when you bought it did you not have any warranty with it ? If its been like this since you bought it I should have thought the seller has some resonsibilty to sort things out for you.  Best of luck  Mike B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinelolic Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share #5  Posted March 2, 2013 Thanks for your responds.  Unfortunately I don't have any warranties and the seller just told me he shot over 40 films without any problems.  I hope the arrange is not THAT expensive, but the most important thing is I want a camera 100% operative.  ¿Have you ever seen this type of issues before? ¿Does someone knows approximately how much would it cost to repair it?  Thanks again! Diego. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted March 2, 2013 Share #6 Â Posted March 2, 2013 I presume the out of focus areas are on the negatives? Â Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinelolic Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share #7 Â Posted March 2, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) That's right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 2, 2013 Share #8  Posted March 2, 2013 Thanks for your responds.  Unfortunately I don't have any warranties and the seller just told me he shot over 40 films without any problems.  I hope the arrange is not THAT expensive, but the most important thing is I want a camera 100% operative.  ¿Have you ever seen this type of issues before? ¿Does someone knows approximately how much would it cost to repair it?  Thanks again! Diego. You could also send it to Will van Manen. High quality repairs and reasonable prices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted March 2, 2013 Share #9 Â Posted March 2, 2013 As I said above you should first of all try to make sure that it's really the lens and not the camera's bayonet which causes the trouble. If you have a chance to try out another lens, do so, or you better send the camera in as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbengtson Posted March 2, 2013 Share #10 Â Posted March 2, 2013 If it is a collapsible Summicron it could also be a problem with the locking bayonet when extending the lens and locking it in place, either incomplete or uneven extension or a damaged extension bayonet. I had something like that 30+ years ago but can't recall the exact circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinelolic Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share #11 Â Posted March 2, 2013 Thanks very much to all of you for your help! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph13 Posted March 4, 2013 Share #12 Â Posted March 4, 2013 You could also send it to Will van Manen. High quality repairs and reasonable prices. Â + 1 for Will van Manen, he and his partner carried out several lens and camera calibrations and one lens repair (incidentally a 50 Summicron) for me and I have no problem recommending their great service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted March 5, 2013 Share #13 Â Posted March 5, 2013 I would also suggest that you look at the possibility that the lens is not locking properly if it is a collapsible type. And check the film pressure plate. Â Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted March 5, 2013 Share #14 Â Posted March 5, 2013 I too think it is the lens and not the camera. It is interesting, that the failure is in a horizontal direction (the shutter direction). Show the camera+lens to a technician (camera shop, optician), is my advice. Try another M-mount lens first (camera dealer), before starting repairing actions. Sometimes it is more efficient to use the bin. Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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