Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Never mind a scratch! How about a zit burned into the surface of a 28mm R lens from a welding rod spark because I was shooting a tad tooooooo close! Oh you could see the zit quite easily looking at the surface. However the lens continued to cut images without any problem. But I figured the lens was done and over .... BUT SURPRISE?.... It still cut nice sharp images without any change in sharpness of exposed images, slide or neg. film. Even when we made 16X20 prints. As far as the lens in the post that's for sale? >>> 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?<<<<< Offer whatever you think it's worth and see what happens because anything else asked here is hypothetical. He's asking $1200? Offer him whatever below that, say $800 as you can always go up to $1000 and he can always come down? ted -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Richard Man Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 10:46 PM To: lug-leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] forget about coatings, how about them scratches... 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) _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1808 - Release Date: 11/23/2008 6:59 PM