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Is anybody aware of any repair service available who would attempt to polish the lens from a 28 mm f5.6 Summaron lens (s:confused: crewmount of course) I have a lens which is in mint condition cosmetically with the exeption that the glass itself is marred. I have been told that the lens elements are too small to be worked on safely.

 

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HI, I had (have) a F:5.6 Summaron which had a fair amount of internal fogging. Most repair people shy away from the small elements, but Ms. Krauter at Golden Touch did a commendable job of CLAing it. If, in fact, the surfaces need work (i.e. polishing and coating) John, the owner of Focal Point might do it if he needs the work (unlikely) and has some one-time ulterior motive for taking apart the lens - he normally won't do it due to the size of the elements. He is the only person I know of who professionally re-coats lenses. Perhaps there is someone in Japan or Europe who will do it? Sorry I'm not more helpful - the lens is a really neat one. Good luck, Ron

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Yes, John van Stelten of Focal Point seems to be the only one in the US capable of polishing and re-coating lenses. How willing he would be to tackle the tiny optics of the 28mm Summaron is however questionable.

 

Best would be to contact him, he's pretty good in responding to emails.

 

Best,

 

Jan

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Thanks for your replies.I have already emailed Mr. van Stelten and he has turned me down sateing that the elements are too small to be safely worked on. I will contact S. Krauter t see what they say. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. Would anybody in europe be able to do this sort of work?

 

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I would like to direct this to "normclark. " I googled Malcom Taylor as you suggested and found this website (http://www.ukcamera.com/collect/index.htm) and emailed them. I got the following reply:

 

Thank you for your email. I'm Andrew Novis, there's no Mr. Taylor working here. The elements can be polished up to remove the scratches but it is a very expensive job, each element that needs polishing is £90.00 per side. It's normally only one side that needs cleaning but it's still an expensive job. The company I use can also make new elements if they are to badly damaged.

 

Best regards

 

Andrew Novis

 

 

LLAMAS Photographic Services

8 Arran Close

Hailsham

East Sussex

BN27 3DZ

 

(01323) 846423

 

Since you are from the U.K. I wonder if you have ever heard of them? If you have, do they have a reputation for good work? I have never heard of a company that claims that they can actually replace an element from a vintage Leica lens.

 

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That doesn't look like Malcolm Taylor's contact details. He has an advert in this weeks UK Amateur Photographer, and he's at:

 

Malcolm Taylor

Upper Lye Farm

Aymestrey

Hereford

HR6 9SZ

 

Phone (UK) 01568 770542

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Is anybody aware of any repair service available who would attempt to polish the lens from a 28 mm f5.6 Summaron lens (s:confused: crewmount of course) I have a lens which is in mint condition cosmetically with the exeption that the glass itself is marred. I have been told that the lens elements are too small to be worked on safely.

 

analog user

 

It's worth trying Optical Instruments (Balham) Ltd. - Manufacturing, Servicing and Repair of all types of Optical Instruments

They did an excellent job on my cloudy 35mm 3.5 Summaron, also on repolishing and coating a Summar. Old-fashioned, very experienced.

 

David

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