Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mary, I have in the last few months had the oppurtunity to test the relative qualities of the Focotar 40/2.8 both with and without small surface markings. While these marks will not have been exactly the same as yours I did find that when comparing the two (12x16) prints side by side you could see that one had marginally more contrast. If one was looked at by itself you could not tell that there was any problem. It cost me a little over a hundred pounds to have a rear element replaced, expensive. Jem ========================= Stan and Mary Kephart wrote: > Hello LUGgers, > > Last October when I had just purchased my V35, I took it to Leica USA > here in NJ for adjustment and cleaning. > I was told that the lens had fungus, but that it could be cleaned off. > When the fungus thread came up on the LUG a month or so ago, I took > another look at my lens. I saw cloudiness and streaks, and sent it back > to Leica. They cleaned it again, but it's not much better. I don't know > if this effects the image quality because I haven't used a perfect one. > Does the surface of the lens make a difference in the print???? > > Thanks in advance, > > MK