Hi! Doing maintenance on an old m42 lens (vivitar 28mm f2) i discovered two small but deepish scratches near the center on the front of the second frontal glass element (ie not in contact with the exterior). They are deep enough to be felt with the fingernails.
Will that type of lens scratch impact IQ ?
Will attach a couple pictures.
Thanks!
This trick do work even on lens back element. Have Color Skopar 21 with a scratch that really created blurred areas on the photos. After using black sharpie blur was gone.Cover those pits with black varnish and then forget about them.
Hi! Doing maintenance on an old m42 lens (vivitar 28mm f2) i discovered two small but deepish scratches near the center on the front of the second frontal glass element (ie not in contact with the exterior). They are deep enough to be felt with the fingernails.
Will that type of lens scratch impact IQ ?
Will attach a couple pictures.
Thanks!
I don't think it will have any significant effect on image quality. My old papa always told me to shoot with the light on my back so I don't think it will have any effect.
This trick do work even on lens back element. Have Color Skopar 21 with a scratch that really created blurred areas on the photos. After using black sharpie blur was gone.
So you are saying to only scratch the rear lens, not the front lens?
Why not? Ticktokers do it all the time
Bought a lens from a japanese dealer and it arrived with a scratched/rubbed are on the lens back element. I created some blurred areas on the negative. Painting the rubbed area with a black sharpy removed the blurred area.
Regars
Finding lens damage can be frustrating. However, I doubt it will reduce your IQ.
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