When I first received the lens the case was pretty
much in a shambles. The edge protectors on the bottom short
sides were destroyed, two of the corner protectors were gone, and
the thin aluminum sheath that covers the wood, was already bunching
up and would soon be torn. I stowed the case away for a rainy
day and stored the lens on a tripod in my study, with occasional
use. The rainy day came and I ordered replacement edge
material (1" x 1" x 1/16" aluminum corner stock), four trunk corners
with dimples that would act as feet for the bottom of the case, and
some blocks of wood to use to reinforce the inside corners of the
case, and provide a place to screw the corners into. The
furniture nails are more attractive but not really very functional.
Next I spent a weekend morning cleaning off the
case. It was owned by a Bureau of Criminal Investigation and
had seen some hard use, not to mention some heavy soiling of the
case. The lens itself was in fair to good cosmetic shape and
excellent optical shape, but it was clear from the case that this
unit had spent some hard time in the back of a vehicle.
Here is the attachment lens that enables closer
focusing with the lens.
