Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Rodgers wrote: > I once purchased a used 60/4 Distagon (Hasselbald). The front element looked like > someone had taken a diamond to it. A "Z" 2 inches across was etched into the front > element... I tried everything to see if I could make the defect show up. Yet no sign > image degradation whatsoever. My 300mm f/4.5 Nikkor *ED AI (non-IF) is in similar condition. A friend purchased it new, sold it to my father, who gave it to my brother, who once packed it in his luggage where the TSA got hold of it & put several scratches in the front element (along with breaking the camera it was attached to). I don't see a difference in the pictures. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft? Windows? and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting