Apparently, UV light brings about a change in the state of the
electrons in the thorium glass. But even without it, the yellow
will by quite nice for B&W work, yes :-)
Andrew, I am actually not in a funk at all - I am sitting here looking
at this
beautiful OM-1n with a couple of nice lenses, I just can't shoot it
yet because
I am way, way too busy at work, and (for B&W work) we are still
setting up darkroom.
So I am patiently gathering kit. I am, despite all this nonsense,
still a very happy
camper!
I cannot imagine a better looking and handling combo than an OM-1n
with the 24/2.0, it
is just so "right" ...!
I look forward to post to this mailing list my first hand-printed
shots from this camera,
but it'll still be a while, and I really want to get it CLA'd before I
start really using
it.
Thanks for the support!
D.
On 02 Oct 2008, at 2:57 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> Sun is good for killing fungus but I can't see how it would corrected
> a lens yellowed by radioactive decay of rare earth elements like
> Thorium.
> You seem to be in a bit of a funk over these purchases - the best
> advice has been given already. Go shoot and see if you like the
> results.
> That's all that counts in the end.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 02/10/2008, at 8:40 PM, Dawid Loubser wrote:
>
>> I'd love to send this lens to John and get it sorted, and am still
>> going
>> to try the thorium glass / sun conditioning theory, because the
>> lens is
>> mechanically and outwardly perfect. If the seller would partially
>> refund,
>> this would be very viable.
>
>
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