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Subject: [Leica] Bad luck with chrome 50/2 rigid Summicrons
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Tue Oct 7 16:30:45 2008
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Hola Joseph,

Well...., my experiences with he was all positives but I respect - of  
course - your reasons.

Thank you

Saludos cordiales
Lluis


El 07/10/2008, a las 23:38, Joseph Low escribi?:

> Hola Luis
>
> I had a bad experience with Malcolom Taylor with my Leica II and
> Hektor 50/2.5 - would not recommend him
>
> Sincerely / Joseph Low
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org] On Behalf  
> Of
> Lluis Ripoll
> Sent: Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 5:04 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad luck with chrome 50/2 rigid Summicrons
>
> Hi Vick,
>
> I had a Rigid Summicron with the same things as yours, longtime ago
> I've sold it and I always regrett. Last June I've purchased a "new"
> one in really Mint condition.
>
> The deffective old one had a rare and special beauty, only with
> backlight was bad, on other cases it gaves me a smoothnes never
> founded again.
>
> I think the Rigid Summicron is one of the best Leica lenses, same
> optical formula as the "DR"; my advice, if you don't like the eventual
> haze or flare it can be cleaned and re-coated (by Malcolm Taylor in
> U.K.), I've do this with my Summitar and now is one of my favorites
> too. I'm sure that you will not regret the moey you expend repairing  
> it.
>
> If you need further examples or address, don't hesitate to contact me
>
> Saludos cordiales
> Lluis
>
>
>
> El 07/10/2008, a las 14:56, Vick Ko escribi?:
>
>> I am running into a streak of bad luck with my 50/2 rigid Summicrons.
>>
>> First, I find my old DR Summicron has coating degradation - a light
>> fuzziness on the front coating I look closely at it.
>>
>> Then I check a 50/2 rigid chrome lens - it has the coating
>> degradation but to a lesser degree.  Then looking inside, it has
>> concentric rings of some haze.  It doesn't look like the rainbow
>> rings of doublet separation.  They look literally like large
>> concentric rings of haze.  Have you heard of this "rings" phenomena?
>>
>> Both might be destined to the "bay "as is" sales category.   :-(
>>
>> That or they are my "extra glow" 50/2's.
>>
>> Vick
>>
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Replies: Reply from joelct at singnet.com.sg (Joseph Low) ([Leica] Bad luck with chrome 50/2 rigid Summicrons)
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Message from joelct at singnet.com.sg (Joseph Low) ([Leica] Bad luck with chrome 50/2 rigid Summicrons)