Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thomas Kachadurian wrote: > > At 03:34 PM 7/29/98 -0400, you wrote: > Paul: > > You understate the situation. The problem is common, with older > Tele-elmarits. I wanted one for it's size and bought and sent back 3 with > hazing so profound you didn't even need a flashlight to see it. The one I > finally kept was late in the production (late 1980s) and is clear as a bell. > > There is no concensus on the source of the hazing, some say grease, others > say resins, but no one doubts that the hazing does exsist on many of these > lenses. I stand corrected. My recollection of the previous thread on this issue must have been hazy (sorry). I guess my memory was also coloured by the fact that I got one of the good'uns. Paul Chefurka