ShivaYash Posted May 20, 2017 Share #1  Posted May 20, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Dear all,  Does anyone know if Leica DE is able to refinish the outside of a lens? That is, to restore a black chrome lens body, and make it free of light marks, where the silver is showing through? I ask as I have been offered a good-value f0.95 but I really don't need another lens. The price is 'affordable' because of the scrappy body condition, and this puts me off, as I suspect, once the f0.95 taste has faded, I'll want to sell. I understand this is a frequently traded lens for this very reason. BUT I need to have a proper play and make up my own mind.  Please do not reply to this thread IF you don't have anything positive to say. I am not posting to be told, 'don't worry about the external condition etc.' This is precisely what I am concerned about, I am not prepared to take a hit should I need/ want to re-sell. Thanks, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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silverchrome Posted May 20, 2017 Share #2 Â Posted May 20, 2017 I don't know if they would be able refresh the cosmetics but they might be able to rehouse the lens elements and internal mechanics in a new barrel. Pure speculation on my part but one thing I do know for sure is that it is likely to cost an arm and a a leg. So much so that it is probably cheaper just to buy a better condition example in the first place. Contact customer service and see what they say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted May 20, 2017 Share #3 Â Posted May 20, 2017 A few years back I tried to get Leica to do just that and while they would repair the lens mechanics they would not do the finish. I tried to find someone to do it but with no luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted May 20, 2017 Share #4 Â Posted May 20, 2017 Hello Everybody, Â I think that 1 of the reasons that there are not replacements available is that: For many years Leitz/Leica lens barrels have been machined together as unique pairs. The theory being that any lack of uniformity from 1 piece to the other would be matched, & some what adjusted for, by the other's equivalent symetrical variation. Â This is a method for making otherwise greater tolerances smaller. Â Best Regards, Â Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwino Posted May 20, 2017 Share #5 Â Posted May 20, 2017 Failing Leica, you could always have it black painted by someone like Kanto. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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