On 5 Sep 98, at 16:58, kdunn@xxxxxx wrote:
> The previous owner of my recently acquired 50mm 3.5 macro must have at some
> point dropped the lens on a tile floor. I didn't notice the flat spot until
> I got the lens home and tried to put a filter into the threads. I can actually
> screw in a filter but the filters threads get a slight shaving in the
> process.
> I've been contemplating striking a wooden dowel with a malet in an effort
> to push the dent back out. My other alternative would be to leave the filter
> mounted pemanently and pretend I don't know the dent is there. The lens looks
> like a 10- otherwise.
Maybe buy a used thin rim filter (like a P*nt*x), then remove the
glass and leave it on all the time. With a 50mm, vignetting
shouldn't be a problem, even when adding another filter.
Shawn & Janis Wright
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