CLA cost for MATE

[wizard]

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Am 17.2.2023 um 23:49 schrieb Kiwimac:

Six bit coding began in July 2006 and this lens was discontinued a year later so theoretically the final 12 months or so could be factory coded. 

My fault then. You could probably figure out by way of the serial number of "your" lens whether it belongs to those last batches that were factory coded. Else what I said above would still apply.

 

Am 17.2.2023 um 23:49 schrieb Kiwimac:

I note also by way of interest that this was a Mandler design. 

I do not think that's possible. Mandler had long since left Leica when the MATE was designed (which must have been in the mid to late 90ies). The guy heading Leica's lens department at the time was Lothar Kölsch.

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[Kiwimac]

Macfilos:

 

“Designed by the legendary Dr Walter Mandler, the lens comprises eight elements in six groups.”

 

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12 minutes ago, Kiwimac said:

Macfilos:

I think Macfilos got this wrong. It is highly unlikely that Walter Mandler returned from retirement to design this lens for Leica. It must have been designed under Lothar Kölsch, as wizard already mentioned.

[summarity]

An older thread, but since this is a top Google result for MATE CLA (at least for me), I'll add a data point. I recently acquired an E49 version, but while searching I came across another listing that had a CLA + coding cost breakdown in the pictures. This was for the E55 version. While my copy works very well, it's filthy (thanks to the previous owner...), thankfully the optics are fine. It's also not coded, so I'm likely going for CLA+coding for mine. If I do, I'll report back on the cost as well.

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[RMF]

@summarityGood to know about the CLA costs for a MATE. I have a late model 49mm 6-bit coded version and it works wonderfully and not really in need of a CLA yet. I do wish I had the lens hood and special thin UV filter for the lens if anyone happens to have some spares 😀.

I posted this to another thread awhile back, but it’s really a different experience using a MATE and having three focal lengths at your immediate disposal, it allows me to really focus on pre-visualizing with an M in a new way and choose a focal length as you are approaching a photograph. Here are 3 photos all done within a span of a couple minutes walking around a vintage racing paddock using a MATE at 50, 35, and then 28.

 

 

 

 

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10 hours ago, RMF said:

the lens hood and special thin UV filter

I have the hood but never use it - it does nothing to cut down the flare at 50mm, only LV/EVF can help here. It does block more of the RF, though. An alternative is a deep, collapsible rubber hood (search on Amazon for "49 mm Camera Lens Sun Visors - Rubber").