leica elmar 50mm f3.5 LTM haze cleaning

[faithseed]

Hi, could some one advise me how I can remove the front element of leica elmar 50mm f3.5 LTM? I can see two notches on the retention ring of the front element. It is apparently that I have a different version comparing to this video guide . I wonder if I can easily remove the front element with just the spanner wrench without a complete disassemble like demonstrated in the video. I hope I can cleanup the haze in between. Thanks

 

[awty]

You unscrew the retaining ring with appropriate tool, there is a rubber seal under the ring then the front element will come out.
Problem is the haze is usually on the softer middle lens that requires taking the barrel out.
Haze is etched in and requires specialised equipment to clean. These lenses are fiddly and easy to scratch.
If it's not bad, then live with it. It's only sun flare that will impact on. A yellow filter and lens hood will help.
If it needs cleaning I would send it to someone who knows what they are doing and have corrected equipment. These lenses are very good and are increasingly in value, so worth the expense.

 

[gone]

The only two notches I'm seeing are for the aperture control. I don't see a retainer on the front, it looks like it has to be taken apart from the back (from what I can tell from the unsharp video anyway).

This is a good link for info on that lens

https://www.rangefinderforum.com/node/147932

Maybe your lens looks more like this one?

 

[faithseed]

Thanks a bunch. I will do some research here!