Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the data point. It's one of those EBay things. The seller does have a 7 day return policy, but the kicker is that I am interested in converting the lens to be used on the XPan. I have the XPan 30mm, but am looking for a faster alternative, and this lens should do it (recall that I have a Summicron 50R converted to RF coupling for the XPan... am crazy that way) At 10:50 PM 11/23/2008, Sonny Carter wrote: >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)