Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 25, 2005, at 10:29 AM, Scott McLoughlin wrote: > Really! What did they do to the lens. Just a cleaning, or brand > new coatings. Pray tell. > > Scott They performed a general CLA, meaning they cleaned out the haze and removed the old lubricants and replaced them with new ones. The blackened the aperture blades (the edges had worn silver) and either repainted or touched up the black paint on the interior of the barrel. Then it was reassembled to spec. The front coating has a few tiny blemishes, but it's not a big deal. I did not have her re-coated, because I was afraid it would change the fingerprint of the lens. As I mentioned, flare is no longer a problem. When they cleaned out the haze, they also killed some of the 'glow', which I miss... Overall there was a very noticeable jump in contrast, especially wide open. I also seem to notice an increase in sharpness across the entire frame, which may be do to the optics being aligned back to spec, but it could also be a result of the increase in contrast. Well worth the $150 bucks. Feli ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com