Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 28 mm alternatives
From: "ALR" <fink@alr.de>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 12:57:49 +0100

Hans,

I got one of this lenses with fungus. Is there any chance to repair. I tried
it very hard here in Germnay, but nobody can open the lens to clean it. They
said it is pressed together. I don't wont to loose this lens, so any help is
appreciated.

Regards


K.-H. Fink





>Thanks for opinions on 28 mm lenses. I checked out a $400 M-Rokkor today,
>and my (honest and friendly) dealer that I do most of my business with,
>showed me a common problem with the 28/2,8 M-Rokkors: Holding the lens
>against a light, you could see lots of small black dots inside the lens
>glass. The dealer said that fungus(?!) was a problem with 60-70% of the
>M-Rokkors.
>So, I passed on that one. But I wonder why some lenses have these problems.
>Are they not tight, or too tight, or what?!?
>/Hans
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