This is what happens when one drops a M11 on tarmac

[Viv]

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The metal ring of the UV filter bore the brunt of the impact.

The ring is distorted and the filter cannot be removed from the lens, at least not without using excessive force.

The camera and lens are unmarked and seem to function normally.

 

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[jaapv]

Ouch! Any local technician can cut the filter ring to remove it. Check the focus. 

[darylgo]

 +1 for filter use.  The hood claw looks perfect on the lens.  I’m guessing the filter is not as well optically aligned with the lens, can you post an image taken with the M11 post tarmac.  

[Viv]

36 minutes ago, jaapv said:

Ouch! Any local technician can cut the filter ring to remove it. Check the focus. 

Focus is correct.

[jakontil]

Filter it is, happened to me once, saved my summaron… only thing is becareful when forcing to clean the filter off the thread.. there are some proper way to do it

Edited January 26, 2023 by jakontil

[Jeff S]

Consider using a lens hood.

Jeff

[henning]

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...and making absolutely sure that the camera+lens falls correctly, making first contact with the lens hood. Direction, speed, orientation and angular momentum have to be correctly accounted for, so take your time. Have your calculator out (but don't drop it)!

[Jewl]

Ouf! Good that it survived the drop! Definitely a good idea to have a filter + hood on the lens (what I typically do, even though sometimes I'd like to just have nothing on the lens...).

[Herr Barnack]

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This is what happens when one drops a M11 on tarmac

At first I thought you were going to say it fixed the freeze-ups.

[thatkatmat]

I remember doing the same thing, that moment when $15K hits the pavement from 6ft up. I still remember it being like slow motion. Picking it up off the ground while scouring every mm of metal. I happened to have a little 35 pre asph summilux hood on at the time and that $200 cost, saved the lens and the resale value of the camera.....The hood is toast and all bent but I keep it as a reminder.

[EJS73]

Don't cut the filter off - use a lens vise / filter removal tool. This is used to (slowly!) bend the filter ring back enough to be unscrewed without causing any marks on the lens.

[mujk]

The lens vise tool attempts to expand the dented part of the outermost part of the ring only (the one with the inner thread). It may not be able to get the inner part that is stuck (the one with the outer thread) into such a perfect shape that it can be unscrewed easily. I would agree with @jaapvthat cutting the ring is a more reliable method, although not completely risk-free.

I managed to do this myself once on a 77mm filter in the same situation, although in that case the filter glass had cracked and I was able to remove the shards at some point. This meant that I only needed to cut the easily accessed outermost ring, after which I could bend the inner ring inwards and unscrew the filter. Please note that there is always a risk of scratching the front element of the lens in an operation like this. 

[jaapv]

18 minutes ago, mujk said:

although not completely risk-free

Which is why one should leave it to a professional.

[Viv]

My friendly local Leica dealer successfully removed the filter today, checked the camera and lens for damage - and cleaned the sensor, which had a couple of dust spots.

All at no charge to me.

[thrid]

I dropped my M6TTL a long time ago and it cracked the shell at the 12 o'clock position of the lens mount opening... The case is surprisingly narrow there.

But the top plate would have to be removed to check.

Sorry to hear about your drop. I've been there twice and it's not a good feeling...

 

Edited January 30, 2023 by thrid

[henning]

When the M4-2 came out, I swiftly traded in my M5 which couldn't accept Fuji film (among other issues) and also got a new Summicron 35. About a month later we were driving down to California by way of Crater Lake in Oregon, and while I was clambering around on the lip of the crater the camera fell. Seems the strap eyelet had left the housing. A couple of bounces on harsh old lava and it came to rest. Lens and camera were not happy, but definitely impressed, each in a couple of places. When I got back to Vancouver Leica gave me a new lens and wanted to give me a new camera, but I got my money back and bought another M4 to go along with my other 2. The M4-2 had a couple of other issues as well, and I knew that I would never fully trust it again.

I've dropped and/or banged up other equipment over the many years of photography, but that was probably the worst result.