[rollei_list] Re: recoating and polishing the Xenotar lens
- From: "Ruben" <ruben@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 07:44:31 +0200
Thanks Richard,
The scratch was there when I got the camera off ebay - but i did not pay
more then 100 usd for it and asa long as she uses the hood/shade it does not
show on pictures ! I will leave it as it is untill I find a set of matched
view/take lens from a junked camera.
I know there is a lot of tessar/XENAR and Planar/Xenotar talk on these list
but so far I have not been able to see the difference between the tessar and
the Xenar - I took the same picture with both on the same fil and ames
setting and scanned them at 4000 dpi and they looked very much alike -
lovely both of them actually
I am getting more and more happy with my own tessar on the automat ! I t
gives my Leicas a hard run to the motifs!
I got another automat the 1956-7 with the coupling of EV values - the first
model - it has a tessar to but not the word "opton" as my 1951-1953
automat - are they the same lenses anyway ?
all the best Ruben
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 7:17 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: recoating and polishing the Xenotar lens
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruben <ruben@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Apr 11, 2005 9:28 PM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: recoating and polishing the Xenotar lens
>
> On another list - range finder forum - also a nice place - one member sent
> his front element off his Summicron to ARAX in the Ukraine and had it
> pulished and coated for 30 USD ! he was vey happy with the result. ARAX -
> as
> far as I understand - rebuild KIEV cameras to meet vestern standards and
> recement and coat lenses - I have not yet heard negative of the company
> !?! - anyone comment on that ??
> There is a small scratch on my Daugters Xenar front element on her 1953
> 3,5
> 75 automat and I would like either a new front element or a
> pulishing/coating - is it posible to change the front element on a Xenar
> or
> is it individually fitted to the camera ??
> I do not mind paying for labour and good work but a simple CLA in Danmark
> will cost you 350-500 USD without spare parts - the postage of sending a
> box
> of cameras to the US were I understand many of the best camera doctors
> recide is about 150-200 USD two ways -
> is anyone familiar with a workshop that can fix leicas/rolleis/hasselblads
> in Scandinavia/germany at reasonable prices ??
> All the best
> Ruben
>
> Arax may be an alternative but I think I would want to know more about
> them before sending a lens or a part of a lens off to them.
> Generally, the elements of lenses are matched. Its possible for a
> front cell from one Tessar type to work on another but there is generally
> some production variation.
> A single scratch won't hurt things much, certainly not as much as a
> plethora of very fine scratches. I would just leave the lens alone.
> BTW, if you change the lens you might loose the match between it and
> the finder lens. This is critical in TLR's If you can get a good taking
> lens and good viewing lens from a junked camera you are home free.
>
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
>
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