therightagent Posted July 21, 2007 Share #1 Posted July 21, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Does someone know if there is someone in Vancouver, BC, Canada who can fix / adjust backfocus for 50mm Noct? I am going to Cambodia in Oct and hence hestiate to send it to Germany for adjustment and six bit code update. If I have no choice, what is the estimate waiting time for it to come back to Canada? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ptomsu Posted July 21, 2007 Share #2 Posted July 21, 2007 Does someone know if there is someone in Vancouver, BC, Canada who can fix / adjust backfocus for 50mm Noct? I am going to Cambodia in Oct and hence hestiate to send it to Germany for adjustment and six bit code update. If I have no choice, what is the estimate waiting time for it to come back to Canada? Normally here in Europe it took 2 months (because they missed one part for the Nocti). Without that it are now 3-4 weeks. If you add shipping etc then maybe 5-6 weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminw Posted July 21, 2007 Share #3 Posted July 21, 2007 still a long time to be without the baby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 21, 2007 Share #4 Posted July 21, 2007 Does someone know if there is someone in Vancouver, BC, Canada who can fix / adjust backfocus for 50mm Noct? I am going to Cambodia in Oct and hence hestiate to send it to Germany for adjustment and six bit code update. If I have no choice, what is the estimate waiting time for it to come back to Canada? Patrick, Oregon is not that far away from you and there you find DAG, who have an impeccable reputation for Leica lens and other jobs. DAG Camera Parts Given them a ring and see if they can help. Even if you can't get the coding done, you can always hand code with a Sharpie felt tip pen until you get back from Cambodia. I have four out of my seven lenses hand coded and they work just as well as the two with proper Leica codes. You have to renew it every two months or so, but that must take 15 seconds per lens - remember to fill in any screw holes with Tippex if they would be over the sensor strip. You also have to give the LED sensor strip a wipe every so often with a wet Pec pad to clean off any residual Sharpie ink. A Nocti 50/1.0 codes as 011111 - looking at the lens clockwise w-b-b-b-b-b Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted July 21, 2007 Share #5 Posted July 21, 2007 Patrick, Oregon is not that far away from you and there you find DAG, who have an impeccable reputation for Leica lens and other jobs. DAG Camera Parts Given them a ring and see if they can help. Wilson Actually, Wilson, DAG is in a city named Oregon, which is in the state of Wisconsin. It can be a bit confusing. Don lives close enough to me that I am fortunate to be able to drive to his place to drop off and pick up equipment. Still, shipping from Wisconsin won't take that much longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tummydoc Posted July 21, 2007 Share #6 Posted July 21, 2007 Why not just use the Sharpie to verify you have the coding correct, then remove the lens flange and have someone locally mill 6 indentations in those spots and you fill them with matte epoxy enamel? Or mill the indentations yourself with an electric drill if you've got a steady hand. At least that will be permanent. If you don't like the result esthetically, you can always have it factory coded later. Leica is going to just dispose of the original flange, I doubt they will penalise you for mucking it up a bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 21, 2007 Share #7 Posted July 21, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Actually, Wilson, DAG is in a city named Oregon, which is in the state of Wisconsin. It can be a bit confusing. Don lives close enough to me that I am fortunate to be able to drive to his place to drop off and pick up equipment. Still, shipping from Wisconsin won't take that much longer. Brent, Oh dear - back to geography class. I should have remembered that, as I sent him a Minox C for repair from the UK, many years ago. The only thing that surfaced in my faulty memory was Oregon. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therightagent Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted July 21, 2007 Thanks, everyone for the quick response. Coding is not critical for me, I do mostly B/W. Back focus is the one really bother me. Does the fellow in Oregon fix back focus? I have a 90mm f/2, but the back focus is not as bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 21, 2007 Share #9 Posted July 21, 2007 Thanks, everyone for the quick response. Coding is not critical for me, I do mostly B/W. Back focus is the one really bother me. Does the fellow in Oregon fix back focus? I have a 90mm f/2, but the back focus is not as bad. I think you will find Don does everything except coding. Clean, check and flange to imaging medium distance adjust would be a pretty standard service. Have you checked the M8's infinity? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted July 21, 2007 Share #10 Posted July 21, 2007 Patrick-- Speaking strictly of the backfocus issue, not the coding: DAG is good. Leica Allendale is good and can sometimes be fairly quick. DAG is generally less expensive. There usually wouldn't be any need to return the lens to Solms, but that might be necessary in some cases. In either case you'd best check first since you're on a schedule. --HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbaron Posted July 22, 2007 Share #11 Posted July 22, 2007 I have heard very good things about DAG. Living in the US, I sometimes deal with Leica USA in NJ and have had good results from them (although have not yet received any updated lens work from them yet). What about Leica Canada, however? I seem to remember I used to hear good things about them as well. And while on the subject, does anyone have any current experience with having a Noctilux coded and adjusted by Leica US? What is the current turnaround time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 22, 2007 Share #12 Posted July 22, 2007 A Noctilux has to go back to Solms if that's any help. Here in the UK it took about two months from sending the lens at the beginning of May, things may possibly be better now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_brown Posted July 22, 2007 Share #13 Posted July 22, 2007 And while on the subject, does anyone have any current experience with having a Noctilux coded and adjusted by Leica US? What is the current turnaround time? I sent my Noctilux to NJ for adjusting and coding. It was returned about a month later *uncoded* and *unadjusted*! Sent it back and about a month later it was returned properly coded and very well adjusted. Sent a 35 Lux for coding and adjusting to NJ, who then sent it to Solms. 16 weeks later it was returned both unajusted and uncoded. Good luck! Dale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbaron Posted July 22, 2007 Share #14 Posted July 22, 2007 Good grief! Dale, it sounds like I might need lots of good luck! When did these events occur? Did Leica NJ give any explanation(s) for the foul up(s)? What were they? So far as you know, was the Noct eventually coded and adjusted in NJ, or did they send it to Solms? --Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_brown Posted July 22, 2007 Share #15 Posted July 22, 2007 Good grief! Dale, it sounds like I might need lots of good luck! When did these events occur? Did Leica NJ give any explanation(s) for the foul up(s)? What were they? So far as you know, was the Noct eventually coded and adjusted in NJ, or did they send it to Solms? --Bob I sent an M8 for updating to NJ in late January, and included a 35mm Lux for coding and adjusting. The camera was returned fixed in 16 weeks. The Lux was returned uncoded and unfixed. NJ asked Solms why they didn't code and fix the focus on the Lux. Solms said they didn't know why they didn't fix it. The Nocti was sent to NJ for coding in May. It was returned uncoded. I didn't ask why. I sent it back and am certain it was coded and adjusted in NJ (well done!). My advice would be to call Robert Fisk in NJ and tell him exactly what you need done. He is very hard to reach and you must call many times before you finally get him. Robert is a good guy and will listen and try to help you. Also, send a concise written note or letter with the lens, to Robert, again stating what you want accomplished. If you don't get what you need, call him again and send the lens or lenses back until you get them fixed. Getting everything properly adjusted takes an act of Congress, a lot of patience, tenacity, and large UPS bills. I finally have all my equipment, except a 35 Lux which is going back, again, adjusted very well. But it has taken since November to get it that way. It is finally nice to be able to count on the cameras and lenses, and be able to take photo after photo, IN FOCUS, without surprises or worry. Dale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted July 22, 2007 Share #16 Posted July 22, 2007 Does someone know if there is someone in Vancouver, BC, Canada who can fix / adjust backfocus for 50mm Noct? I am going to Cambodia in Oct and hence hestiate to send it to Germany for adjustment and six bit code update. If I have no choice, what is the estimate waiting time for it to come back to Canada? You want to send it to Kindermann Canada in Toronto. Gerry Smith has been repairing Ms there for a long time, and he really does know what he's doing. No border, no hassle. Tell him what the problem is and he will do his best to fix it. (they're also the official warranty repair center for Leica in Canada. But Gerry's knowledge and skill is fabulous). Expect to spend about $100 all told with shipping and insurance. Well worth it; he just fixed my front-focusing 75 lux. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbaron Posted July 22, 2007 Share #17 Posted July 22, 2007 Dale, thanks for the detailed response. I was put in touch with Robert Fisk by my dealer, Rich Pinto of Photo Village in NY, when my first M8 body failed (shutter locked up) after 30 days. Robert expedited a replacement to me. That one failed after 30 minutes (Play button stopped working) so Robert and I had occasion to get even better acquainted on the telephone. I am happy (knock wood) to say that body #3 is so far so good, after over 30 days and almost 1500 images. My sense is that Robert and his group got overwhelmed by the rush of problems but have tried hard to dig their way out from under the pile. He (or someone in his office) has always got back to me within a day or two of my calling or sending an email. I think that may be in part because Rich Pinto put in a word or two on my behalf, but I sure can't complain about the attention I have got. Recently I sent them three back focusing lenses in for coding and adjustment....a 35 ASPH Lux, a 50 pre-ASPH Lux and a 75mm Lux. My 28 ASPH Cron seems to focus fine, and I kept my Noct (which also backfocuses at close distances) until the other 50 comes back. Umm, your 35 Lux they're having trouble fixing isn't the ASPH, is it? I'm being patient because I think the end result is worth it. --Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therightagent Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share #18 Posted July 22, 2007 Hi everyone, You guys are wonderful. Save my life with all the information. Many thanks. I certainly will share my photo from Cambodia when I am back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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