Nokton48
Veteran
Hi All,
Last month I started a thread, regarding having my V2 Rigid Summicron recoated , it had pretty severe coating marks, literally hundreds of tiny scrapes in the original coating. I spoke several times to John Van Stelton @ Focal Point in Colorado, and in the end, I decided to send him the Summicron. Also had several large format lenses that needed some work, so I sent it all in together (the front cell from a 300mm Schneider Convertible Symmar, that was badlly hazed, and a 100mm Convertible Schneider Symmar, with a severely deformed front ring, also in need of a cleaning inside.
Well it's all unpacked, and it all looks like -new-. My Goodness, the Summicron is nearly new-looking, the glass is now impeccible! He says the rubbing compound he uses to remove the old coating really can't harm the glass, and he has done hundreds and hundreds of Summicrons without any problems whatsoever. What a great resource he is, I don't know of anybody else doing this type of optical work.
BTW he charged me $250 to CLA and clean/collimate the Summicron, as well as recoat the front, which seems very reasonable to me, considering what is involved. And it really does look and feel like new 😀 So it's off to shoot some film tonight, with M2 and the Summicron.
Last month I started a thread, regarding having my V2 Rigid Summicron recoated , it had pretty severe coating marks, literally hundreds of tiny scrapes in the original coating. I spoke several times to John Van Stelton @ Focal Point in Colorado, and in the end, I decided to send him the Summicron. Also had several large format lenses that needed some work, so I sent it all in together (the front cell from a 300mm Schneider Convertible Symmar, that was badlly hazed, and a 100mm Convertible Schneider Symmar, with a severely deformed front ring, also in need of a cleaning inside.
Well it's all unpacked, and it all looks like -new-. My Goodness, the Summicron is nearly new-looking, the glass is now impeccible! He says the rubbing compound he uses to remove the old coating really can't harm the glass, and he has done hundreds and hundreds of Summicrons without any problems whatsoever. What a great resource he is, I don't know of anybody else doing this type of optical work.
BTW he charged me $250 to CLA and clean/collimate the Summicron, as well as recoat the front, which seems very reasonable to me, considering what is involved. And it really does look and feel like new 😀 So it's off to shoot some film tonight, with M2 and the Summicron.
