Leica III with Palladium plated Hektor f:6.3 /2.8cm
Since the chrome had been partially polished of by the previous owner of this lens (see here: flic.kr/p/2oeJozY), I decided to strip the chromium completely and to regalvanize the entire lens with Palladium. Looks pretty much like nickel, which had been used for some of the early Hektor lenses, alternatively to chromium. The coated post war had only been produced in chrome. So this is most likely the only palladium coated sample in the world.
Call me mad, but I like the result :-)
Leica III with Palladium plated Hektor f:6.3 /2.8cm
Since the chrome had been partially polished of by the previous owner of this lens (see here: flic.kr/p/2oeJozY), I decided to strip the chromium completely and to regalvanize the entire lens with Palladium. Looks pretty much like nickel, which had been used for some of the early Hektor lenses, alternatively to chromium. The coated post war had only been produced in chrome. So this is most likely the only palladium coated sample in the world.
Call me mad, but I like the result :-)