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Subject: [Leica] forget about coatings, how about them scratches...
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sun Nov 23 22:50:29 2008
References: <200811240748.mAO7mZnC007177@mail.imagecraft.com>

Can you try it out?   I have a 90mm with a chip in the front element, and i
can't see any effect in the picture., but a scratch may be a different
animal.  It would probably never show unless you are shooting against the
light.

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 12:45 AM, Richard Man
<richard-lists@imagecraft.com>wrote:

> So lets say I am looking at a modern Zeiss lens with T* coating, and
> there's a scratch on it. Lets say 1 inch long and definitely at least as
> deep as the coating. The seller claims the pictures are "nice without
> observed effects from the scratch." The lens normally goes for $1500, but
> this one with the scratch is asking for $1200. What do you think? Worth
> $1000?
>
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please
> use richard at imagecraft.com)
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Regards,

Sonny
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USA

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