Lens maintenance

The iris surfaces were cleaned on Tele-Elmarit M 90/2,8 by disassembling them in pieces. Not a little efforts were required to re-assemble them in position with some special skill remembering the past. The first generation Tele-Elmarit 90/2,8 was designed to invite some special dispersion glass for the first time resulting no straightforward depiction habit in various resolutions. Larger image circle and removable lens head designing made it possible to modify it onto Mamiya 645 body utilizing as a standard lens. Lower picture shows Elmar 90/4, Elmarit 90/2,8 was fixed as the same manner as this.
Consequently, smaller but excellent Leitz lenses had played in the winning in the photographic contests while silver salt film period 30 years ago.