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Harlee

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Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 08:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I'm looking at a zoom lens on Ebay that has a scratch on the outer part of the front element. The seller mentioned that it's been filled in with a black pen or something like that. How badly, if at all will this affect picture quality? Harlee
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Ezio

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Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 04:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

It's very difficult not to say impossible to make a serious assessment without actually testing the lens with film. Filling the scratch with a black pen is the standard practice to "cure" clear-cut scratches (it prevents most of the additional flare caused by the scratch) and normally it works well, but the proof is in the pudding.
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Henry

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Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 07:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Harlee, the magic of ebay (and I rarely buy there these days due to the high cost) is that another lens will be up for sale next week. Don't get in a hurry. Wait for a good one.

Henry

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