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Subject: [Leica] Black vs. Chrome lens quality
From: crgrbrts at verizon.net (Craig Roberts)
Date: Mon Apr 12 08:25:47 2004
References: <59.94049c4.2dac0754@aol.com> <002401c420a0$51b10b70$2e03100a@arcmontmd.org>
This weekend I disassembled a 15 year old black Summicron to clean and
relube the focus threads and tighten the aperture ring and was shocked at
the lightly constructed and somewhat roughly machined barrel components.
I've read that the chrome lenses are (or were) better built. Is this so?
Craig
Washington, DC
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Message from crgrbrts at verizon.net (Craig Roberts) ([Leica] London tea)