Leica APO-Telyt-R 2.8/280mm

[Ivar B]

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A fellow Leica user here in Norway owns this lens. Regrettably, a screw to control movement of the internal focus has broken making the lens inoperable. Leica says that there are no spare parts and nothing they can do about it. 

Does anybody know of someone who could possibly fix this? 

[gbealnz]

I'd say it is possible Ivar, do you have a pic of the broken screw, both parts of it? It should be simple to replicate.

[dkCambridgeshire]

Don Goldberg might be able to help ... but your friend might  have to ship the lens to USA. If he decides to ask Don Goldberg, keep the email as short as possible  https://www.dagcamera.com/faqs.html

Edited August 18, 2021 by dkCambridgeshire

[masjah]

4 hours ago, gbealnz said:

I'd say it is possible Ivar, do you have a pic of the broken screw, both parts of it? It should be simple to replicate.

I would agree with this. Screws are screws, and, given the diameter, the pitch, the length and the head type, the chances are that it would be a standard stock item. If you used one of the Forum recommended repairers, I would have thought that there was a half-decent chance of getting it fixed.

 

[gbealnz]

Agree John, and aside from that I was thinking more a canny older member who is adept with a lathe even. As you say a screw is a screw, it's likely metric thread, and will have a certain pitch, diameter, length, and style of head. It could easily be replicated I say.