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Fbonito
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Username: Fbonito
Post Number: 5
Registered: 02-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 03:09 pm: | 
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hello,
i aquire a yashica mat, working great, but the taking lens have some scratches... the viewing lens are perfect.
can i swap these lens, so that the better quality goes to the film?
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Fbonito
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Username: Fbonito
Post Number: 6
Registered: 02-2012
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 07:06 pm: |
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well... not the all the lens... just the first glass element... |
Brcamera
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Username: Brcamera
Post Number: 185
Registered: 08-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 09:38 pm: |
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Do not switch out the front lens elements. If you remove the taking lens and the viewing lens, you will see that they are quite different in construction. The front elements are not the same and if you switch them, you will have a poor performing taking lens. Much worse than any image degradation caused by some scratches. And quite frankly, I don't think you will see any image quality issues with some scratches on the front element. |
Finnegan
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Username: Finnegan
Post Number: 188
Registered: 09-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012 - 12:52 pm: |
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No, they are not the same. |
John_s
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Username: John_s
Post Number: 93
Registered: 07-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 08:02 am: |
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Best chance might be to try and get hold of a scrap camera.There may be a few around, thanks to the somewhat suspect Yashicamat winding mechanism. The front group usually unscrews complete, rather than just the front element only. |
Brcamera
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Username: Brcamera
Post Number: 186
Registered: 08-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 12:00 pm: |
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If you feel you need to replace the element group, please PM me as I can supply replacement lenses for your Yashica.
Bill |
