Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jonathan, Last year I found a 1954 screw mount Summicron 50/2.0 at my grandfather's house. The lens was mint in every way except it had a very scratched front element. The pictures I got from this lens were very soft. With the advice I received from this list, I sent the lens to John van Stelten at Focal Point. He polished and re-coated its front element, as well as CLA'd the rest of the lens. The cost came to a very reasonable $175. I am glad to say the lens is now better than new, as it now has modern hard coating on its front element which is no longer as prone to scratches as before. You can contact John at focalpt@ecentral.com Cheers, Joseph Jonathan Boulter wrote: > > Greetings All! > > A couple of weeks ago a picked up a (1957?) 50 Summicron on the cheap. > It has a bit of a problem though: the front element has some fine > pitting and a scratch. Surprisingly enough though, the pictures from > it seem OK, though maybe not quite as sharp and contrasty as perfect > glass might give. > > I guess my question is could the front element be replaced/repolished > and what might this cost?? Does Leica do it or an independent repair > person? > > Thanks in advance! > > Jonathan