Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You were fortunate amigo 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 7:23 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad luck with chrome 50/2 rigid Summicrons 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information