[Leica] DR CLA -nice

[feli at creocollective.com (Feli di Giorgio)]

Last week my Summicron-DR returned from Leica in NJ. The aperture blades 
were starting
to stick, so she went in for a CLA. They did a nice job, blackened the 
blades,
cleaned and lubed everything etc., all for $150 bucks.

I've shot about 6 rolls with it since it got back, and can actually see a 
significant
difference in performance. 

The most obvious difference is the greatly increased flare suppression. It 
used to 
be that if I shot straight in to the sun, I would get a glare across the 
frame. That's
gone. Images also look sharper, but I'm also attributing that to the higher 
contrast,
resulting from the haze being cleaned out and the blades being blackened 
(less scatter).

It's interesting to see the DR as Leica intended it. In comparison to 
contemporary designs
it really must have been an eye opener, when it was introduced. Even today 
it's one heck
of a piece of glass.

Feli