Summitar fogged element advice

[MarkP]

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I have an f=5cm 1:2 Summitar No 553373.

 

It's only problem (which I suspect is the big problem) is that the back of the rear element has a fair amount of central patchy fogging and cleaning marks.

Is there anything that can be done to correct this?

[luigi bertolotti]

Summitar belongs to a breed of lenses that can be disassembled for maintenance also by 3rd party labs (and experienced hobbists, too...); some labs (not many) can also perform glass cleaning/repolishing.... but on a Summitar, which isnt' a rare item, is dubios if it's worth the cost; you could contact Van Manen at Kamera Service (Holland), very kind people to deal with ; in this section ("Repair specialits" sticky thread) there is also a link to an Australian repair shop, which, apparantly takes care of lenses too.

[MarkP]

Summitar belongs to a breed of lenses that can be disassembled for maintenance also by 3rd party labs (and experienced hobbists, too...); some labs (not many) can also perform glass cleaning/repolishing.... but on a Summitar, which isnt' a rare item, is dubios if it's worth the cost; you could contact Van Manen at Kamera Service (Holland), very kind people to deal with ; in this section ("Repair specialits" sticky thread) there is also a link to an Australian repair shop, which, apparantly takes care of lenses too.

 

Thanks Luigi,

 

I'll follow up the Australian repair shop first. I agree that the lens probably isn't worth a trip to Europe.

 

Regards,

Mark