Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Inside of lens too dirty?
From: "Grant Heffernan" <streetphoto1975@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:53:52 -0500
References: <200203092040.MAA23893@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <p05100303b8b1118031e4@[63.192.218.226]>

"I certainly don't notice any quality difference
between other lenses."
You just answered your own question. As for the 50mm Summicron being
sharper, well... there aren't many lenses sharper than that one. Don't worry
about a little dust.

- -Grant
http://www.photoslave.com


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From: "Tristan Tom" <tristan@tristantom.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 8:35 AM
Subject: [Leica] Inside of lens too dirty?


> I have a 35 Summicron M that I got used and when shining a flashlight
> through it from the front, I notice tiny specs on the inside of the rear
> surface. They look almost like oil from the blades might have evaporated
> onto the lens surface, or perhaps tiny dust specs.
>
> Is this anything to worry about in terms of affecting image quality? Or,
am
> I being too uptight? I certainly don't notice any quality difference
> between other lenses.
> The exception is that my Summicron 50 seems sharper. But I haven't noticed
> anything taken with the 35 that made me say that there must be something
> wrong with the lens. Part of it I don't know what to look for. The photos
> taken with this lens seem fine to me but I wonder if they would be better
> by having it cleaned...
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