Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens cleaning
From: Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 16:39:10 -0600 (CST)

That's ok --- Although I had a few heated exchanges with Ted, he's 
a hell of a photographer and I'd love to buy his used lenses, 
cheap.  Ain't worried about the damn scratches, 'cause I shoot 'em 
anyway, but after hearing about the underwear, I'd have to 
get a discount so I could buy some Lysol :)

BTW, Lighter fluid first (screw ROR) -- or carburetor cleaner!! 
Learned this trick from a genuine Pentax Jap friend.  Gets the 
oil off.  Then follow with (cloudy) ammonia...  Clean flannel 
sheet scrap or well laundered cloth diaper.  Worked in a 
camera repair shop and the ol' Kraut I worked for wouldn't 
allow a piece of lens paper in the joint....This was Stumpf 
Photo Optical, Houston, Tx. -- Karl Stumpf -- The most known, 
respected, crotchety, ornery ol' bastard in the free world.
AND the best (leica, rollei, nikon F/F2/SP etc.) repairman 
in the south 20 years ago..........I'm proud to say that I 
learned 10% of what he knew, and I was a damn good repairman 
until the A1/F3/X700 put ALL of us out of business (by choice).
CU later, Walt


On Wed,
25
Nov 1998, phong (Doan huu Phong) wrote:

> Oh, I don't know, Francois.  The only irrevocable conclusion in all of 
> this Leica lens cleaning controversy is that I will never, never, 
> buy a used lens from Ted.
> 
> - Phong
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: FBrunelle@aol.com <FBrunelle@aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens cleaning
> 
> >
> >Knowing that Ted uses underwears to clean his lenses and that the Leica
> >Specialist breaths garlic and beer on them, I think people should start to
> >understand that the Leica lenses are a breed apart!  Don't you think so?
> 
>