Folks,
I have acquired a slighly damaged single coated Super Angulon 90mm f/8 in black housing for $360. The lens probably has been dropped causing a small chunk alon g the edge of the smaller rear element to break off. There are also a few barel y noticeble spots along the rim indicating separation between the lenses (or gro ups). Otherwise it is in great condition: no scratches, no spots. The copal sh utter seems to work well.
At this point I have yet to run film through it (camera's in the mail) and of co urse that tell me better than anything whether the lens is usable or not. But e ven if my initial tests don't reveal any problems, I wonder whether the risk inv olved -- either the risk of problems developing later on or the risk of me missi ng something during my initial testing -- is worth the bargain? Maybe I would b e better off coughing up another $250 and instead getting a new 75mm Caltar II-N from Calumet while its on sale? I am not terribly concerned with the resale va lue of the lens I get, I just want to make sure that my first 4x5 lens does not give me too many headaches.
I guess, a more reasonable question would be: have you ever used lenses with some kind of damage and were happy with results?
Thanks!
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