Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:16 PM 3/15/99 -0800, you wrote: > 1) the focus is very stiff, nothing like my newer 90/2.8 or 35/2.0. > Might a CLA make it easier to spin? Almost for sure. > > 2) Not that I want to put a filter on the front of it, but I noticed > that either it's not threaded, or it has something screwed in. > There's what looks like a glass-less filter as the last thing on > the lens, it says VII on one side and 14161 Canada on the other > side. A retaining ring for a series VII filter, which has no threads. > Actually, now that I apply some force, it spins off like a filter > too, but no glass. Hmmmm. A device to Prevent One From Using a > Filter? How Leica-ish... > > 3) If I shine a flashlight through the lens from the front, and > carefully (boy, is it bright when you look straight into it) look > at the elements, there's a small blotch of white on what seems to > be the inside of the rear element. > > It doesn't seem to come off w/ lens cleaning paper and fluid, so > I *think* it's on the inner surface of the element. > > My guess is that this is the dreaded fungus that I've heard so > much about. Possibly > > Will is get bigger? Possibly. If you have it CLAed ask the technician to remove/kill it. > > Am I more likely for my other lenses to develop fungus if I store > them w/ this "infected" lens? Nope > > I'm assuming that if I make some test shots, and don't see have > any trouble, that the blotch must be small enough to not be an > issue. Is there anything in particular (e.g. flary situations?) > that I should test? Chances are that flary situations colud be made worse. Try it and see. > > The lens was rated Ex, and no mention was made of the blotch. > Should I feel misled? Not necessarily. Many vendors state that the condition is the outward appearance of the item only. You might ask for a lower prioce to offset the CLA cost. Ken Wilcox - ------------------ Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits LAW LHSA MEA <wilcox@tir.com>