Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Don. Around 1988 I had a wonderful DR 50 mm, it had punch and smoothness. Unfortunately it was stolen along with the very nice M3 it was coupled to. (I made two mistakes leading to the camera's theft, but that's another story.) I've recently acquired an DR that's a bit soft because of subtle but overall internal fogging or haze. The inherent tonal qualities of the lens are all there, except for sharpness, which makes it an interesting choice for portraits. Nevertheless I'd still like it to be sharp, the hell with blemishes and pimples. And there's my question: are you saying this haze can be properly removed? Luc On Vendredi, décembre 5, 2003, at 11:35 PM, Don Dory wrote: > about the DR, compared to modern lenses it is prone > to veiling flare and second, even a clean one needs to be CLA'd for > best > results as even the newest are something like 35 years old. Also, pick > the person who does the CLA very carefully as there are some air lenses > that need to be spaced to spec or the lens performs poorly. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html