Matthias Ashford Posted May 29, 2022 Share #1 Posted May 29, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi all, looking for some advice about repairing a Leica R 19mm V1. The coating has gone on front and is causing significant a diffusion / halation effect. The lens was £2500 so I’m keen to get it repaired if I can. Options- 1. find a way to get the front element out and send to a company in Ukraine that can polish and recoat for £100. However, can’t work out how to get front element off and seems like the metal ring on front will make this impossible anyway? 2. Send to duclos who are offering (not guaranteed) repair for about $1200-1500 plus $150 inspection charge plus cost of shipping from UK to US. 3. do nothing and give up! 4. try and sell for parts? Not sure if it’s with anything now though any advice appreciated! Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John McMaster Posted May 29, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 29, 2022 13 minutes ago, Matthias Ashford said: 1. find a way to get the front element out and send to a company in Ukraine that can polish and recoat for £100. Are you sure that service is still available.... john Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 29, 2022 Share #3 Posted May 29, 2022 https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/323848-polishing-and-re-coating-front-element-of-a-19mm-r-v2-elmarit/#comment-4432648 Here we go again ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted May 30, 2022 Share #4 Posted May 30, 2022 Use it! You have not published neither a photo of the lens nor one taken with the lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted May 31, 2022 Share #5 Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) With the price going up, it is worth to send it to Duclos and have it repair professionally. Good copy of 19mm V1 becomes a rare item in the transfer market now. Get it repairs and think about if this is justify to keep or not later. Anyway, this is still depends on what happened to the front element. Edited May 31, 2022 by Reddy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted May 31, 2022 Share #6 Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/29/2022 at 3:20 PM, dkCambridgeshire said: https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/323848-polishing-and-re-coating-front-element-of-a-19mm-r-v2-elmarit/#comment-4432648 Here we go again ??? Different OP and different lens, but the same problem. The coating on the front element of my 19mm v1 was badly damaged - they are very vulnerable. Stephens in Manchester sent it away and it came back untouched as it would have been impossible to re polish and coat at an economic price. It now sit in the cupboard. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted June 3, 2022 Share #7 Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) On 5/30/2022 at 2:44 PM, jankap said: Use it! You have not published neither a photo of the lens nor one taken with the lens. You have not published neither a photo of the lens nor one taken with the lens. I was on holiday a few days. You can then put it into the cupboard after the op........ Edited June 3, 2022 by jankap Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkT Posted September 29, 2022 Share #8 Posted September 29, 2022 recoating of the frontelement is around 150€ the only problem is to get the element out of the ring https://www.flickr.com/photos/lensrepair/albums/72177720296263433 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted September 29, 2022 Share #9 Posted September 29, 2022 vor 35 Minuten schrieb monkT: recoating of the frontelement is around 150€ I have had a look at the link you provided, and saw that many old Leica lenses have apparently been dealt with. Which company does this kind work? Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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