Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Use them. Do the "flashlight test" only if you want to see what is inside the lens (i.e. shine a flashlight through the lens and see how clear they are). You will be surprised what you find - haze, etc. But you will also be surprised how little effect it has on images, unless the defects are really major. CLA the lens only if the iris mechanism is sluggish, or if the focus is rough. Regards, Vick Ko -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Bill Smith Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 4:21 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] older lens CLA question Sirs/ Madams: I have acquired a number of old Canon RF, Nikon Non-AI, and AI-S lenses (all in excellent shape) in the last year. Should I get them CLA'd now before I use them as a precautionary matter for pic quality, etc or would it be a waste of $$$$? I can get it done for about $40 per each here in Korea. Maybe I'll use them for the next 20 yrs. before I "check out" permanently, unless I can figure out a way to take them w/ me. Thanks, Bill __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information