Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 35 Summilux from KEH, should I complain?
From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 20:44:26 -0700

It sounds like they described it accurately to me. If the aperture 
moves freely I would not worry about it. Oil on the aperture blades is 
more of an issue with SLR auto diaphragm lenses.

John Collier

On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 07:49 PM, Richard F. Man wrote:

> What a hunk of a lens. Titanium finish, looks good and handles well on 
> the black M7. Now perhaps a problem, keh.com listed it as "EXC," which 
> means:
>
> ****
> "Excellent" 80-89% of the original condition. Shows moderate wear. May 
> have small dings, pecks and slight finish wear. Glass may have some 
> dust, but no marks.
> ****
>
> The finish actually looks pretty good, but there seems to be teeny 
> spots of oil on some of the aperture blades, say may be about 6. 
> Should I complain to keh.com and see if they would clean it?

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