Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis It was my believing that it has absolutely no influence except for the collector's value. Almost all my old lenses (collapsible Summicron, 50/1.2 Canon, 35mm Nikkor, 50mm Nikkor, russians) have oily blades, no problems with it. The Summicron was cla'd by focalpointlens and he could not remove all the oil - I guess disassembling the blades is rather not recommended. Didier >I would request your opinions and advice about when there is a slight oil on >the diaphragm blades on my latest acquisitions of the Summitar and the >Collapsible Summicron. How can affect oil to the lens performance? >(reflections..., flare....?), do you think it will be better a CLA?, > >Thanks in advance for your opinions >Saludos desde Barcelona >Luis