Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --------------E7193C132D0F3ACA6B3463A1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Julian, I would pass on it unless the price is really low. Anyone who has used cleaning solution on a mirror of an SLR may have done other "smart" things to it...The SL is easy to find, and not expensive, so there is no reason to buy a dubious one. Nathan Julian Koplen wrote: > I have an opportunity to purchase a very clean (by description) > Leicaflex SL, with the exception that the mirror is said to have some > sort of mild crackle discoloration, causing a "consultant" from Olden > Camera to speculate that maybe some sort of cleaning solution had been > applied. The current owner says the viewfinder image is bright and > clear. Can anyone tell from this description how serious this may > actually be--and if a mirror repair became necessary, is it easily > attained and not too costly? Thanks for any advice. Julian - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman - --------------E7193C132D0F3ACA6B3463A1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Julian, <p>I would pass on it unless the price is really low. Anyone who has used cleaning solution on a mirror of an SLR may have done other "smart" things to it...The SL is easy to find, and not expensive, so there is no reason to buy a dubious one. <p>Nathan <p>Julian Koplen wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I have an opportunity to purchase a very clean (by description) Leicaflex SL, with the exception that the mirror is said to have some sort of mild crackle discoloration, causing a "consultant" from Olden Camera to speculate that maybe some sort of cleaning solution had been applied. The current owner says the viewfinder image is bright and clear.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Can anyone tell from this description how serious this may actually be--and if a mirror repair became necessary, is it easily attained and not too costly?</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Thanks for any advice.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Julian</font></font></blockquote> <p>-- <br>Nathan Wajsman <br>Overijse, Belgium <br>General photo page: <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator">http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator</A> <br>Belgium photo page: <A HREF="http://members.xoom.com/wajsman">http://members.xoom.com/wajsman</A> <br> </body> </html> - --------------E7193C132D0F3ACA6B3463A1--