On this blog I am occasionally going to post notes and comments on experiences with camera gear I have been using and its optical performance.

1. Restored Front Element for Collapsible Leica M Summicron 2.0/50 mm lens


Here is my Summicron with the front element freshly restored by Arax (http://www.araxfoto.com/) in Ukraine still removed. My local camera repair service (LeZot Camera Repair) put it back together for me.


The picture below is a close-up of the front element showing the orange tinge of the (single) coating. Unfortunately I don't have a pictuure of the lens prior to coating but it had serious wipe marks on the front side.











In the next post I will show comparison pictures of this restored lens with pictures taken with a modern 1.4/40mm Nokton I briefly owned. I didn't keep it because I think it would be better matched with a black Bessa R3A or R3M (http://www.cameraquest.com./voigt4014.htm) which have the 40mm frame in the viewfinder. Too bad Cosina doesn't make this lens in chrome. The multi-coated Nokton (there's also a single-coated version) looks like this: