Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John I hate to interject the possibility of the oil re-depositing itself on the inner lens surfaces as a visible haze. It may do this over time. Not visible right away, buuuut----? Jerry John Collier wrote: > It sounds like they described it accurately to me. If the aperture > moves freely I would not worry about it. Oil on the aperture blades is > more of an issue with SLR auto diaphragm lenses. > > John Collier > > On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 07:49 PM, Richard F. Man wrote: > > > What a hunk of a lens. Titanium finish, looks good and handles well on > > the black M7. Now perhaps a problem, keh.com listed it as "EXC," which > > means: > > > > **** > > "Excellent" 80-89% of the original condition. Shows moderate wear. May > > have small dings, pecks and slight finish wear. Glass may have some > > dust, but no marks. > > **** > > > > The finish actually looks pretty good, but there seems to be teeny > > spots of oil on some of the aperture blades, say may be about 6. > > Should I complain to keh.com and see if they would clean it? > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html