Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Marc, I have a couple lenses with haze. One is severe, a 400mm f5 Telyt. It makes scanned photos low contrast but as soon as I run auto levels, the pictures from it are sharp as a tack, equaling a couple of my expensive Nikon zooms. Wasn't the coating thing a patent issue with Pentax I believe. Nikon payed and Leica wouldn't. Len On Jan 11, 2007, at 7:02 PM, Marc James Small wrote: > At 06:42 PM 1/11/2007, Leonard Taupier wrote: > > > >What I like about the early Nikon lenses > >is they were not prone to the haze and element scratch problems of > >the Leicas. > > Leonard > > Stephen Gandy and I have argued for 15 years over the "haze" issue > on 1950's Leica lenses. I have never seen much of this but then I > am on the East Coast of the US and Stephen is on the West, so it > might just be a regional thing. <he grins> > > The "element scratch problems" are generally the result of the > drying of the drip-coatings Leitz was required to use during the > time. I cover this in my LTM lens book. <he grins, again> > > Marc > > > msmall@aya.yale.edu > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information