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Coming back to Leica
- Thread starter Don Libby
- Start date
Godfrey
Well-known member
If the lens mount (or mount adapter) has the flange recesses, any good lacquer paint should work well. I have lacquer paint pens in black and white to do such marking. Once painted, and dried properly, it never wears away and can only be removed with nail polish remover (aka acetone).
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Don Libby
Well-known member
I decide to send my Tri-Elmar 28-35-50 in to have it coded. I began the conversation with Leica on April 9, getting confirmation of receipt on April 19. I received information that the lens was being sent to the factory on April 22. I also received an estimate for the work requested around this same time. I received an email this morning stating the work has been completed and the lens is on it way home to me. Total cost was less than the estimate coming in at $284.24. All my lenses are now properly coded.
Knorp
Well-known member
I did a DIY job on my 3.4/135mm and 1.0/50mm lenses swapping the original flanges for the photographer_in_mask 6-bit coded flanges.
Pretty straight forward procedure for the 3.4/135mm but it caused some nerve wracking moments for the 1.0/50mm.
First, I dropped two of the very tiny screws to the floor and had to use a magnet to recover them from the grey-ish carpet.
Second, I couldn't get the screws in because the inner structure was not close enough to the flange. For that I had to adjust the focus ring.
Oh well, now I have to check if the whole shebang is still properly aligned.
Pretty straight forward procedure for the 3.4/135mm but it caused some nerve wracking moments for the 1.0/50mm.
First, I dropped two of the very tiny screws to the floor and had to use a magnet to recover them from the grey-ish carpet.
Second, I couldn't get the screws in because the inner structure was not close enough to the flange. For that I had to adjust the focus ring.
Oh well, now I have to check if the whole shebang is still properly aligned.