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Craig,

I had JVS do the recoating on one of my E2.8 Xenotars.  It will look great,
but bear in mind the lens will have a slight color shift which is only
noticeable on transparencies. To get around this I use a R1,5 which
compensates when shooting trannies.

Peter K

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From: Craig Roberts [ mailto:crgrbrts  
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Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 3:07 PM
To: rollei  us
Subject: [Rollei] THE FINAL WORD on Coating Flaws?


As I noted some days ago, I sent my 2.8E Xenotar off to John Van Stelten for
recoating after noticing front element damage.  As we soon learned, I was
not alone in my observation.  In fact, Douglas Cooper started the discussion
with the story of HIS 2.8E Xenotar coating flaw.

Well, I heard from John today. The good news is that my lens will "clean up
fine". Considering that the damage looked pretty substantial to me, this
should be encouraging to others concerned that the flaws were more than
"skin deep".

I asked John if he received many mid-1950's Xenotars with similar problems.
"Yes," he said, "BUT, no more than other German lenses -- Zeiss and Leitz --
of the same era." In fact, John surmised that he recoats more Leitz 50mm
Summicrons than ANY other lens...including our precious Xenotars and
Planars!!

How 'bout that?

Craig
Washington, DC



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<P>Craig,<BR><BR>I had JVS do the recoating on one of my E2.8 Xenotars.&nbsp; It 
will look great, but bear in mind the lens will have a slight color shift which 
is only noticeable on transparencies. To get around this I use a R1,5 which 
compensates when shooting trannies.<BR><BR>Peter K<BR><BR>-----Original 
Message-----<BR>From: Craig Roberts [<A 
href="mailto:crgrbrts  </A>]<BR>Sent: 
Wednesday, June 19, 2002 3:07 PM<BR>To: rollei  BR>Subject: 
[Rollei] THE FINAL WORD on Coating Flaws?<BR><BR><BR>As I noted some days ago, I 
sent my 2.8E Xenotar off to John Van Stelten for<BR>recoating after noticing 
front element damage.&nbsp; As we soon learned, I was<BR>not alone in my 
observation.&nbsp; In fact, Douglas Cooper started the discussion<BR>with the 
story of HIS 2.8E Xenotar coating flaw.<BR><BR>Well, I heard from John today. 
The good news is that my lens will "clean up<BR>fine". Considering that the 
damage looked pretty substantial to me, this<BR>should be encouraging to others 
concerned that the flaws were more than<BR>"skin deep".<BR><BR>I asked John if 
he received many mid-1950's Xenotars with similar problems.<BR>"Yes," he said, 
"BUT, no more than other German lenses -- Zeiss and Leitz --<BR>of the same 
era." In fact, John surmised that he recoats more Leitz 50mm<BR>Summicrons than 
ANY other lens...including our precious Xenotars and<BR>Planars!!<BR><BR>How 
'bout that?<BR><BR>Craig<BR>Washington, DC<BR></P></BODY></HTML>

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