Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Probably not. Try that with any lens and you'll see spots. I looked at several of the thin Tele-Elmarits and you can tell the good from the bad. The bad ones have a haze, thin on some, thicker on others, but over the whole surface. The clear ones,(later in production) are clear, save those few dust marks you see in every lens. Mine is a very nice lens, and so tiny it's a pleasure to carry. Tom At 04:06 PM 9/9/97 +0100, Joe Berenbaum wrote: >At 22:54 08/09/97 -0400, you wrote: >>Don't know if this is relevant in this particular situation but there indeed >>were a batch (or batches) of 'skinny' Tele-Elmar-M 90s manufactured with >>what is now referred to as a 'bad glue batch.' It presents itself as >>spotting or hazing or clouding of the rear element group. As I understand >>it there is no cleaning or repairing such a lens short of replacing the >>element(s). It is considered economically unfeasible. The lenses so >>affected are usually a total (economic) loss. Check with any reputable >>repair shop and I think they'll corroborate my story. It's another good >>reason to buy a 'fat' 90 or a new one IMHO. >>Curt > >Woops. I just looked at mine with a flashlight at an angle and I can see a >very slight speckling or spotting of one of the rear lens surfaces. I >suppose that means it's got the Tele-Elmarit plague in an early form. > >Joe Berenbaum > > >