Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 08:18 PM 10/3/99 -0400, Don McClure wrote: >>Is the lens worth having cleaned? It is a Focotar 5cm f4.5. I could use >>it with my Omega B8 (or can I?), if I can't salvage the Focomat. >>Somewhere >>on the web I read that this lens was actually made by Schneider. Any >>comments? > >I doubt it. I belive Focotars are Leica designs and made. It's a good lens, >but the Focotar II is a much better lens so I hear. And I have used those, >and they are great. But I like the Focotar 40 2.8 on the V35 even better. >It makes gorgeous black and white photos. It would be a good lens to use >anyway, but send it to DAG or Sherry Krauter or Leica and see if they can >get rid of the haze. Get an estimate. I wouldn't pay more than about $200. >Otherwise, you could find a new, better lens. If you can find a condenser >for the enlarger, and get some local electronic repair shop to put in new >cords, the enlarger would be worth fixing I'm sure. It might be hard. Does >it have the anti-newton glass pressure plate for the negative stage? > > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO > >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >It's never too late to have a happy childhood. > No it doesn't have the anti-newton plate. I've rewired it myself. 'Twasn't hard! I also sanded (lightly) and re-varnished the base board. Looks almost like new! Thanks, Don McClure