Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]jim, send me one in the mail, and i'll be glad to use it! i cleaned this enlarging lens up tonight. it's a focotar f/4.5, serial number 1767x (not sure why everyone always leaves off the end of serial numbers). it cleaned up okay. there is either a nick or a piece of fungus right in the middle of the rear element, pretty tiny but noticable. the front element is a little foggy, as if there's a film on the inside. mechanically it's great. i'm not sure about the enlarger yet. it still moves up and down and focuses smoothly. there's little corrosion--it seems to be made heavily of brass. --brad On 21 Jan 2005, at 9:31 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Brad, > > If the enlarger lens bombs out, just screw in an LTM 50mm Elmar. The > Elmar > is a great enlarger lens, except for the need to look at the face of > the > lens to stop it down. Leitz even made an attachment to help with that. -- brad daly brad@bradbrad.com http://www.bradbrad.com What Would Bill Hicks Say? "There is no state in this union with a bigger chip on its shoulder than Alabama." --Wayne Flynt