In <5AD7782D2FB2D11183CE0000F8023ACD1622CB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on
11/02/98 at 10:56 PM,
Wayne Harridge <Wayne.Harridge@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>>
> I wouldn't consider myself an expert, but going by prices in
>Australia, you could easily pick up an excellent 50mm f1.8 for the cost
>of any sort of repair to a lens. From the damage you have described
>you could probably replace the f1.4 used cheaper than repairing it.
> ...Wayne
...and, just so you don't think of your lens as a total loss: it could
serve as an excellent loupe for examining slides. Others on the list
have recommended using "surplus" 50 mm, f/1.8 lenses for this purpose...
les clark
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