Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought the 28 1.4 from B.D. and I completely agree with him. No signs of lack of sharpness or additional flare so far as I can tell. Thanks for the bargain B.D.! Any scratches on that 28 Summicron yet? Scott In a message dated 11/2/01 9:27:01 AM, bdcolen@earthlink.net writes: >Interesting question. And what is also interesting is the wide spread >belief that any ding, scratch, etc. on the rear element spells death to >a lens. I had a Nikon 28 1.4 - a magnificent lens, BTW, which I sold to >a fellow LUGER - with two scratches on the rear element. I never saw any >evidence of the scratches, even at 1.4, even in back lighting. I suspect >that the bottom line is that rear and front elements are far more >tolerant of our hamhandedness than we would ever belief. I also suspect >that IF one is going to have a problem caused by a scratch or ding, the >rear element is more likely to be the site of the imperfection. > >B. D. _________________________ Scott Stewart The Greenville News 305 S. Main St. Greenville SC 29602 864-298-4244w 864-888-0110h cmrausr@aol.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html