Re: [Leica] Summarit Haze...and M3/suggestions wanted

[Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net>]

Chang, on the Vulcanite------Leica USA recommends Lexol, Sherry recommends any
good leather conditioner. I use Lexol on time and  Leather Amore the next
time. The Leather Amore cleans and conditions. Gives the vulcanite a richer
look, not like new but close for a covering that is that old. Leather Amore
can be found at:

                                    http://www.bee-natural.com

Try them I believe you will be well pleased. I know I am. I treat every 6
months.

"CHANG, CHUNG" wrote:

> Deal all,
>
> i just got a Summarit / M3 with a 7-day return policy. aside from my own
> testing i could use some suggestions:
>
> 1. the vulcanite is dry and brittle. not that i care much for it but is
> there any way to prevent it from further completely drying out? i am
> thinking about keeping the button case on all the time anyway since the
> vulcanite feels popping out in pieces anytime...
> 2. the Summarit: it has very minor cleaning marks on the front element as
> many other lenses from the same vintage. the one thing bothers me, though,
> is the haze. i can see it with my naked eyes. how will this affect the
> result? will it be like adding a soft filter in front of the lens and good
> for portrait? or simply decrease the contrast of the picture? i guess it
> could be cleaned if i sent it to Sherry. is it worth it?
> 3. shutter is firing at all speed settings, even the B. however, the
> accuracy is unknown.
> 4. second focus image is dimmer than my M4, but still usable.
> as you can see the Summarit haze is my main concern. I'd appreciate any
> input on that haze effect. BTW, if it does have negative effect on the
> picture, what kind of lighting condition will bring that out most?
> regards,
>
> chang