Is the dust even noticeable in a print Daphne? Sometimes it can look bad but
not affect print/picture quality.
Norm
Daphne wrote:
> took it to the alleged 'best' repair lab in town. Erlcih's, if anyone
> ever heard of that local celebrity (which I doubt somehow). here is how
> it went :
> specialist : gimme that lens. ha! its not autofocus.
> me : could you check out that dust and tell me the price of a CLA
> spec: holding the lens with front filter and cap ON : there's no dust.
> me: please take off the cap and look again
> spec : holding the lens with cap off (filter on) and aperture blades
> CLOSED : noth'g
> me: annoyed : set it at f1.4!!!
> spec: vexed: opens aperture and looks at lens from the front straight at
> the glass under the light. 'i see a fingerprint'
> me: dust covers the INNER rear element you gotta tilt the lens sideways
> to see it.
> spec: forget it. there's no dust. hand me lens back
> me: whatabout focusing?
> spec: (without checking) its fine. NEXT!
>
> et voila. my 'new' 50/1.4-K has passed the local techlab scrutiny with
> flying colours. its only I who know there is dust on the rear element.
> great!
> focus, btw I think he was right (by sheer coincidence, of course) : lens
> feel sok, I mustve focused a bit off the spot.
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