Igor, Yes, but... I don't think they make a 2% difference, or a .2% diference. Only in the case of flare would I be concerned. But I'm sure they knock the price down on used lenses. Regards, Bob S.
On 2/13/06, Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Every so often I see a claim in a lens description: > "These scratches don't affect the quality of your photo." > > What does one think when writing this type of statement? > That you don't see the scratch on the photos? > Even if a half of the lens area is covered by scratches you might > not see the scratches on the photo.. > > Well, this is a somewhat rhetorical question: > "How do you know that the scratches don't affect the quality of your photo?!" > Personally, I would say that all scratches that are within the > entire beam diameter used in imaging DO affect the quality of photos. > So, the meaningful interpretation of the original statement would be: > "I didn't have the way of knowing any better image quality". > > Would you agree? > > Igor > >
