Philippe wrote:
Thanks DavidR adaptor : I had thought of that - but I intended to shoot digital - my R seldom get fresh air these days, don't ask me why.So T2 to 4/3 would be the safest solution for mechanical reasons. Fungus: is easy to get rid of, but ...Etched glass is a disaster ; my lens ( the back lens) is etched on the inner face as a result of fungus.I don't know how to polish a lens, or where to to have it done.So, with some luck I may found a replacement part at an optician's for it appears to be a very simple lens and I might find someone ready to cut one out for me. I'll buy an adaptor if and when I can solve this - else it will be dumping the gear altogether :-[To be continued Amitiés phx
John Van Stelton, in Colorado (http://www.focalpointlens.com/fp_intro.html), can resurface a lens, to cure etching. However, if yours truly is a "no name" lens, then the cure will probably cost considerably more than the lens is worth. :-( (Costs run to $250+ for this type of work.)
It's not likely that any lens you buy will match the curve and refractive index of etched one.
OTOH, a used T2 to R adapter should be cheap. I got mine for $20, some years ago. Even if not as strong, mechanically, it should be strong enough and would let you try the etched lens at the lowest cost. You might be surprised! If not, you're not out a lot, and the adapter may come in handy for something else!
Just thoughts... Good Luck! --- David Young, Logan Lake, CANADA Wildlife Photographs: http://www.furnfeather.net Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt Stock Photography at: http://tinyurl.com/2amll4 ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/
