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John
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 11:40 am: | 
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Hi all I git a Olympus XA 2 with the flash and case at Goodwill. The lens has a scratch and some marks. Can I change the front element and where do I get one. Thanks John |
Olympfix
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2006 - 05:06 am: |
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Don't worry about it unless it's a huge great gouge out of the front element. Fungus is much more of a problem. |
John Krayetski
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Username: Flashover
Post Number: 3
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 02:57 pm: |
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no fungus just a big scratch across the lens and a couple of small ones. I have another on the way. Maybe for parts or if it's better then the one I have it will become a parts camera. |
John Scott
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Username: Scott
Post Number: 4
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 10:47 am: |
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It might be worth testing it by shooting a few photos. I am often surprised by how little effect a few scratches or even a scuff on the front lens has on the image. A lens with really heavy cleaning marks will, however, show considerably less sharpness and contrast.
I have noticed that cleaning marks on the rear (inside) lens surface affect the image much more than marks on the front element surface. Maybe because it is smaller? |
