Leica R 19mm v1 coating issue

[Matthias Ashford]

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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 

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[John McMaster]

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

[dkCambridgeshire]

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  ??? 

 

[jankap]

Use it!

You have not published neither a photo of the lens nor one taken with the lens.

[Reddy]

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

[andybarton]

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.

[jankap]

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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

[monkT]

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

 

[wizard]

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