I had a Planar recoated at John Van Stelten's and with shipping cost included both ways it was over $400.00 and I can't say for sure it did any good. Considering that there are 2.8Cs coming up on ebay all the time you might just sell yours and buy another. Unless you have one in particularly good condition other than the lens. DPurdy On Monday, Apr 11, 2005, at 11:57 US/Pacific, JMN * wrote: > I have the Rollei 2.8C which I like very much because of the 10 blade > shutter. > There are significant cleaning marks on the taking lens and I am > wondering > if I should have the lens repolished and recoated. Has anyone had any > experiences thay can share in this regard? > > thanks, > > John > > >