Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]dear all, I can warmly recommend John van Stelten (not because he has Dutch roots, like me) he did an excellent job on my 50mm summicron. It had some mechanical problems but the recoating was the most impressive part it became my favourite lens (28/35/90/135) . I miss the box to qualify it +ACI-mint and boxed+ACI-. The price that Dan quotes is correct. He also did a CLA on my M4-P to great satisfaction. The only nuisance are the import duties which are usually charged, so better go through a friend in the US or use it as an excuse to make a little trip to the States as I did. Dr Andreas Frijdal Casalmonte 50020 San Polo in Chianti (Fi) Tuscany Italy frijdal+AEA-tin.it +-39-055-8307318 home frijdal+AEA-iue.it +-39-055-4685332 work - -----Original Message----- From: Dan Post +ADw-dwpost+AEA-email.msn.com+AD4- To: leica-users+AEA-mejac.palo-alto.ca.us +ADw-leica-users+AEA-mejac.palo-alto.ca.us+AD4- Date: 17 January 1999 03:48 Subject: Re: +AFs-Leica+AF0- Overhualing a lens: cost? +AD4-Bob- +AD4-Hard to say without having one of the knowledgeable look at it... +AD4-Sherry and DAG can clean and lube a lens for less than a hundred, if there +AD4-is nothing fundamentally wrong with the glass. If it needs repolishing, +AD4-recementing, or recoating, John Van Stelten is the man. Cleaning can run +AD4-around a hundred, recementing or recoating run about +ACQ-125 for either +AD4-process, or so my lenses did- if they need both, you only pay the cost to +AD4-tear down once, so its a little less. I had the front lens group in my +AD4-Rollei 2,8E repolished, recemented and recoated for +ACQ-225 plus shipping- and +AD4-it is like new- and was way less than finding a beater with good glass+ACE- +AD4-Check with them- They can make an old lens work like new, or nearly so+ACE- I +AD4-was amazed at what can be done with one of those 'obsolete' lenses+ACE- +AD4-Dan +AD4-dwpost+AEA-msn.com +AD4- +AD4-