Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]good thought i'll give it a check ric On Feb 12, 2008, at 8:52 PM, John Collier wrote: > Have a close look at the lens' front "element". It is very common > for this to get scratched as it is so big and relatively > unprotected. Underwater it doesn't matter as water "fills" in the > scratches. Up in the air is another matter. I bought one used and it > flared like a banshee. Sent it off to Nikon and they changed the > optical unit (apparently the front element has a bit of curvature) > for $175US. Now I use a cap between shots. > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information