90mm f4 ELMAR

[anthonym3]

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I took a chance and bought this from E-Bay. Glass is surprisingly clean and clear, no haze fungus scratches or cleaning marks. However I am puzzled as it appears to be coated or bloomed . I have 1930's ZEISS glass that is bloomed. Information that I have found indicates that LEITZ did not coat 1937 lenses. Can someone enlighten me regarding this? Photo was made on an overcast day no blue in the sky.

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[a.noctilux]

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Coating lenses can be obtained later, I think when the service was available decades later.

I have two Summar 5cm , one not coated and the other one shows coating reflections.

 

Edited July 6, 2021 by a.noctilux

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[luigi bertolotti]

Yes, coating for old lenses was offered as a standard service in the '50s ... I seem to remember that someone in the Forum even displayed a pricelist that quoted this service, together with the other "body upgrade" services offered ... 

[anthonym3]

Thank you to all repliers. Any information is a great help.

[heinzkraft]

Hello,

here the offer to coat older lenses from 1954, in German.

Price in DM (Deutsche Mark)

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Edited July 8, 2021 by heinzkraft