Ling Z
30-Dec-2004, 17:43
I own many LF lenses, of which are from all four major LF lens manufactures: Schneider, Rodenstock, Nikon and Fujinon. I live in Southern California, the weather is nearly perfet for lenses, and I always store them in dry cabinet very carefully. In recently two years, I have been aware of some problems with Schneider lenses: paint chips, fungus and haze. Yes, these problems happen on Schneider lenses only! My new 80XL lens had a weird haze problem which was also reported by other shooters, and I sent it back to Schneider through Badger Graphic for a replacement; My Apo-Symmar 480 has lots of paint losses on the inner barrel; My Apo-Symmar 360 has some tiny white spots along the inner element rims; and this week, I found many funguses inside my new 210Xl front element. Those funguses are located between two pieces of front glass elements, which was sealed in factory. But, none of my Rodenstock, Nikon and Fujinon lenses has these issues though they are stored in the same condition. I talked with a friend of mine about these problems, and he told me Schneider lenses usually had a "outgassing" problem. The post-manufacturing "outgas" may eventually cause these problems no matter how you store the lenses.
I am not sure if these problems are quite common with Schneider lenses, any of your suggestions is appreciated.
I am not sure if these problems are quite common with Schneider lenses, any of your suggestions is appreciated.