I bought a Rolleiflex 2.8e and the taking lens on it seems scratched or infected (fungus). Does this affect picture quality? Here are two photos of it: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2108/1500839612_dbcb2578c7_b.jpg and http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/1500017307_01ae75bcc5_b.jpg.
2007-10-12 01:35:23 · 5 answers · asked by TheOther 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
The lens on my Rolleicord III looks ten times worse than this, yet it is still a phenomenal performer.
As long as you stop down a little bit, which you should be doing with the 2.8 Rolleiflexes anyway unless you just need the speed, I would guess that you won't notice anything.
Try it and see, you may be surprised.
If worse comes to worse, another 2.8E would run $600-700, which, as I recall, is about $200 more expensive than the estimate I got for polishing and recoating my Rolleicord III lens. I would guess that recoating the 5(or 6) element Planar would be even more expensive than the $400 estimate I got for a 4-element Tessar design.
2007-10-12 04:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by Ben H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have examined this before buying it. Repair will be expensive if a replacement lens can even be found. If you bought it on ebay and the seller misrepresented it you might have some recourse.
2007-10-12 03:17:41 · answer #2 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-10-12 01:39:30 · answer #3 · answered by tinker46139 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It looks as if the coating is badly scratched. You may need to get is re-coated. Try a film through it and see what results you get
first, though..
2007-10-12 02:51:51 · answer #4 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I highly suggest investing in a new lens.
2007-10-12 02:51:22 · answer #5 · answered by Vintage Glamour 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋