Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:30 PM 1/7/02 -0800, Stephen Gandy wrote: > >the biggie is that the rear element glass is clear some of them, for unknown >reasons, develop problems in the rear elements which is not economical to >repair, but it does turn them into nice paperweights. it looks like fogging, >but the glass is etched and won't clean. it's uncommon, but I've seen about a >half a dozen with the same peculiar problem. A Certain Leica Repair Person whose name I cannot mention has apparently stated that this is the result of poor glue in the rear lens group; as this group is pressed into the lens mount and not held there by retaining rings, it is quite difficult to remove and replace. This has been stated, with attribution, many times on this List. I don't know: I've owned three or four of these puppies over the years, and all of mine were flawless and performed quite well. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html