Thanks Kevin. Priceless advice. I have just ordered a spanner wrench (I thought I may have had one, but I was wrong), and I will give it a go myself.
Thanks Kevin. Priceless advice. I have just ordered a spanner wrench (I thought I may have had one, but I was wrong), and I will give it a go myself.
Last edited by Rory_5244; 8-Nov-2006 at 17:16.
I feel left out. I've got both the 80mm and the 110mm SS-XLs and neither of them have this or any other problems. The 80mm is even sharp wide open.
It's about time I got lucky on something!
Bruce Watson
I have the same issue on mine, purchased July 2005, from B&H.
Last edited by roteague; 8-Nov-2006 at 16:26.
I have sent back two already. Per Jeff at Badger, it had something to do with a new type of glass Schneider was using. Supposedly, they recently switched to a new glass. I had to wait for my third one until the new ones were available. At least that is what I was told. If you are having this issue, it should be sent back for replacement with a new one.
I'm going to contact B&H or Schneider about this lens and see what is up.
Out of curiosity... does anyone have a clear picture of this problem that they can post?
I have a touch of something or another in my 355 G-Claron and sent a note off to Schneider about rectifying it. The lens was purchased from one of the honorable members (Jeremey Moore) here on the forum. Anyway, the response back from Schneider was that the "haze" would not affect the picture quality in the least. However, it will certainly affect the re-sale value. In order to clean the lens... the cost is US$150 per cell.
Lastly, Jeff has informed me that the "issues involving the lenses" and Badger Graphics are not related in any way, shape, or form. The issue relates to a bad batch of cement that Schneider used. And, any problems are being rectified through Schneider.
Cheers
Life in the fast lane!
Fujinon and Schneider must be sharing cement.
I listed my options to Jeff (which included one with me taking the lens apart myself), so I'll hear what he has to say. I'm hoping he'll say "Don't touch!! Send it back!!"
Wowza,
Having been informed by other forum members that this problem had been fixed, I had considered buying one of these from BHPV. They had been out of stock for a few weeks so I contacted Schneider USA and rcvd a prompt email reply relating that supplies were forthcoming. Sure enough - a week later the item was in stock at B&H, but the price jumped $400!!! That is one spendy fix!
Rectified? More like rectum-fied!
I'll shoot with my 90mm.
Howdie,
Friends bought a new 80mm XL sometime ago. It also developed this problem. Schneider 'repaired' it, meaning: same shutter, new cells.
$400 price jump sounds almost like.......
Huib
www.huibsmeets.com
I was originally told by Jeff it was bad cement, then later was told it had something to do with the type of glass they were using. I waited for months for my current lens and was told they were making sure the new glass was fully tested, etc. I called Jeff every couple of weeks until it came in. Is it back to the bad cement story?
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