Lens coating spot

[johnh46]

Hi, I'm new to photography and I bought a Canon AE-1. The lens on the camera has a small spot ( about the size of a grain of rice) in the outer coating. It seems like the coating is missing from this small area. Will this make any impact on my images (B&W and colour). Thanks in advance for any answers/advice.

 

[henryyjjames]

Well, you can always shoot a roll and find out! It's hard to see in that photo, but I assume it would have a barely visible impact.

 

[Nitroplait]

If only a coating flaw, then no.
If so deep that you can feel it with a fingernail, it may reduce contrast a little when shooting contre jour.

 

[Huss]

Hi, I'm new to photography and I bought a Canon AE-1. The lens on the camera has a small spot ( about the size of a grain of rice) in the outer coating. It seems like the coating is missing from this small area. Will this make any impact on my images (B&W and colour). Thanks in advance for any answers/advice.


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Just to indicate how little that one spot on your lens matters, I took this shot below through the dirty windshield of my Jeep!

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Hi, I'm new to photography and I bought a Canon AE-1. The lens on the camera has a small spot ( about the size of a grain of rice) in the outer coating. It seems like the coating is missing from this small area. Will this make any impact on my images (B&W and colour). Thanks in advance for any answers/advice.


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This should be one of your least concerns but it may be really difficult to forget about it.

 

[Huss]

I honestly do not even examine my used lens purchases very closely. I assume because they are used (and often old) they will have wear.
What matters is how the photos come out.

 

[BobD]

Fuhgeddaboudit!

 

[Sirius Glass]

It is unlikely that it will show up on a side or negative and unlikely to appear on an enlargement. Enjoy the camera.

 

[gone]

That won't have any effect on anything. Fog, fungus, element separation, coating deterioration or haze are what will cause loss of image quality. Fortunately for you, the only FD lenses I'm aware of that have any of those issues is the 85 1.8 for some reason. A lot of them on ebay have fungus or haze it seems.

 

[johnh46]

Thanks everybody for your response. I just wanted to know so I can maybe send it back quickly before I shoot with it. Thanks again