I have a chip in the lens of my Graflex 4x5, and after putting a drop of
black india ink in it, it is barely discernable. It used to flair
horribly. It is a VERY large chip. A smaller chip, I am sure would not
show at all.
Charles
At 10:01 PM 5/19/03, you wrote:
I picked up a 100mm f/2.8 E.Zuiko at a cheap price, because it has a
pretty good sized chip out of the edge of the front element... a test roll
has shown the lens to produce good images at all apertures, and I wanted
the lens as sort of a bang-around lens to go with a "user" OM-2n, perhaps
to keep in my Jeep for the occasional unplanned photo opportunity. My
question is, what sort of image degradation should I expect due to the
damaged front element? Flare? Less contrast? loss of sharpness? Other than
the chip, the lens seems to be in good shape, with only a little internal dust.
Thoughts and comments are welcomed!
Curt
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