Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> From: Stephen Kobrin <skobrin@yahoo.com> > Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 10:01:12 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: [Leica] "nick" on lens > > There is a DR Summicron being offered on the net that sounds like a > good user at a reasonable price. However, it is described by the > seller as having a 1mm nick on the front element that will not affect > results. While the scratch might not affect sharpness noticeably, > should not its impact on both contrast and reflections be very > observable? My DR Summicron has several scratches on the *rear* element. I can't imagine a sharper, contrastier lens. YMMV. Just don't pay what you'd have to in order to get a pristine example. //--------------------------------------------------------- // Howard Sanner // Kirsten Flagstad discographer // Ampex Mailing List founder // flagstad@sysnet.net //