Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/05

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Subject: [Leica] Re: rookie mistake with the DR Summicron?
From: Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 08:15:39 -0800
 
At 10:17 AM 1/5/01 -0500, Patrick G. Sobalvarro wrote:
> The rearmost element I see is smaller than the rearmost element on my
>Summarit, and seems deeper in the barrel, but that seems to make sense.  I
>don't have another Summicron with which to compare it.
>
>Thanks!
>Patrick

Could it be missing a rear element? I had a DR Summicron and even though it
had some haze creeping in from the edges, it produced sharp and clear images.

I suggest you send it to a repair person (Sherry if you are in the US) and
get it evaluated and CLA'ed if it is all there.

Jim