Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] SUMMARIT 1.5 / 50 mm question
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 15:35:33 -0600

The coatings that Leica used back then were very soft but the glass is not.
The lens would probably not need any polishing just recoating with more
modern materials.

John Collier

> From: Pablo Kolodny <pkolodny@fibertel.com.ar>
> 
> My technician says that it would be pretty hard to find one with no cleaning
> marks on the front element...that glass is really soft, maybe the softer
> glasses of those used by Leica. At least, that's what he said.