Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> My suggestions are to definitely get a MBG on that "mint" = SA >and then shoot a test-roll with it. I was lucky to have done this. My "mi= nt" >late-model black SA had evidently been tampered with because it was unevenl= y >unsharp...glad I was able to return it. SNIP >Doc Your experience as well as mine, though different, suggests caution when= buying a SA. The one I got (and promptly returned!) (This was a black 3.4 SA) had= significant internal lens haze (I thought this was more of a problem for= older Leica lenses). Additionally most of the lens element edge blackening= was gone- looking into the lens was like looking at silver doughnuts= (from the edge reflections)! Have other Luggers had problems with the SA?= Maybe this was just an abused lens?? Happy Holidaze! Tom