Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Martin Howard wrote: > Oh dear, we learnt nothing from our previous question? ;) ;) Many things. Most of which I didn't want to know :-) > The black stuff (usually called "vulcanite") is often chipped around the Vulcanite. Yes. It was late at night, and my non-English speaking past kicked in. I can live without it on the back door, and the chips elsewhere are negligible. > Difficult to say what the "bright streak" in the rangefinder patch is. If > it's separation or desilvering it's gonna be expensive to repair. Can you > give a better description of it? Is not a bright streak, but some kind of particle (or desilvering) that seems to be on the mirror. Doesn't bothering focusing too much, though. > As for the lenses, you want to check them for fungus or haze. Get a small > flashlight and shine through the lens. You're definately going to see stuff > in there, but as long as you don't see anything organic, or a milky-white, > uniform haze, you should be OK. [Eh, brainfart -- I just check your message > again and you say you've made test shots with them. Forget what I just > wrote!] Both the 'cron and the 35 summaron are nice lenses: Which Summaron > is it, the E39 mount or the earlier A36? No fungus, just the damage on the coating. I don't know how to identify the two mounts you mention, I'll check in the web, but the lens mounted on a 39mm Zorki mount, and focusing was accurate (I get the feeling that the A36 is also 39mm?). The lens is coated, s/n 1018xxx, FWIW. > As for reasonable prices, get a copy of Shutterbug and browse the > ads in the back. Make an estimate of the condition of the lenses > and see what comparable stuff goes for and use that as a basis for > making an offer. OK, thanks very much for your help. I'm trying to convince myself that I have to go with this plus a M4-2 a local shop has for $850. Don't you guys have a "Gear Purchase Enabling Service" as the people in the Pentax list have? Those guys are great in making up your mind towards the accumulation of cameras and lenses. j - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Juan J. Buhler | FX Animator @ PDI | http://www.crosswinds.net/~jbuhler - -------------------------------------------------------------------------