I would expect a lot of difficulties getting flare free images with
it. General scuffing would be much worse than one or two fine
scratches. The reason you can see the scuffing is that it is
scattering light.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Nov 28, 2006, at 8:27 PM, Nick Wilson wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have got around to posting an OM-related question.
>
> I bought a 16mm Zuiko fisheye some time ago 'in great condition' etc
> etc, but it ended up having some scuffing on the coating on the front
> element. I didn't give it back for various reasons (it was a friend
> of a
> friend; didn't think a bit of wear on the outer coating would make
> that
> much difference, blah blah). With time, I have found that it picks
> up a
> fair bit of veiling glare/flare when there is overcast or even a
> bright
> sky if the light is correct for the effect. No light source in the
> image, but a classic 'pick up stray light' effect.
>
> The lens is sharpish (not great) and can take pics without glare if
> the
> light is right, eg check out an image on the Olympus Odyssey (under
> 'Nick Wilson' from the mis-spelled Whien Whien).
> http://www.olympus-photography.com/Olympus-Odyssey/gallery_black_1.htm
>
> I was wondering how much I might expect, given the experience of other
> users. I find it constraining now.
>
> Nick
>
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