Mamiya 6 75mm Damaged Coating

[punkzter]

I have a Mamiya 6 75mm lens with a spot of damaged coating. I can get it replaced for $120, which...given the cost of this system...isn't that awful. Bob Watkins (Precision Camera Works) said that it wouldn't impact image quality. I've included a picture. The spot is in the 12 o'clock position. Is it worth getting this fixed?

Thanks,
Brad

 

[JPD]

That small white-ish dot? I wouldn't worry about it. It will not affect the sharpness of the lens, and not cause any noticeable abount of extra flare even if you shoot wide open.

 

[John Koehrer]

What he said!^^^^^^^

 

[mitch brown]

they are both right on . forget it and save your money .

 

[punkzter]

Okay. Thanks everyone!

 

[ic-racer]

You need to take a picture WITH that lens, not OF that lens, to evaluate it's performance.

 

[JPD]

See it this way: That tiny spot has lost its coating, so now that spot is transmitting 96% and reflecting 4% of the light compared of the rest of the surface that is transmitting 99,5% and reflecting 0,5%. Not a problem, especially when that spot is less than 1/10 000 of the surface.