Nicol Verheem
25-Sep-2005, 14:25
Hi all
First of, thanks for the great site. Becuase of all I learned surfing here I took the plunge in LF by buying a Arca Swiss F 4x5 outfit on that auction site. Heaps of fun so far.
After bidding unsuccessfully on a dozen 90mm lenses, I bought a Rodenstock Grandagon 90mm f6.8 MC yesterday from a local 2nd hand dealer. He was great and dropped $80 of his list to bring it in line with what I was bidding, to $420. The lens is mint i.t.o. surface, but only this morning I noticed under bright light there seems to be tiny white bubbles in between two of the front elements.
I posted some close-ups here (http://verheem.com/fungus.htm) .
I have never seen mold, I live in Socal and have been taking great care of all my 35mm glass, so I'm not sure if this is what it looks like, or how bad it is. I searched this site and read a couple of hairy suggestions on how to DIY, but not sure if I have the appetite for that.
Should I return it ? Should I demand it CLA'ed ? Should I live with it ? I have a full 90 day warrantee but I'd much rather keep the lens / fix it if this is not too serious - I have been hunting for a long time.
Any advise greatly appreciated !
Thanks
Nicol
First of, thanks for the great site. Becuase of all I learned surfing here I took the plunge in LF by buying a Arca Swiss F 4x5 outfit on that auction site. Heaps of fun so far.
After bidding unsuccessfully on a dozen 90mm lenses, I bought a Rodenstock Grandagon 90mm f6.8 MC yesterday from a local 2nd hand dealer. He was great and dropped $80 of his list to bring it in line with what I was bidding, to $420. The lens is mint i.t.o. surface, but only this morning I noticed under bright light there seems to be tiny white bubbles in between two of the front elements.
I posted some close-ups here (http://verheem.com/fungus.htm) .
I have never seen mold, I live in Socal and have been taking great care of all my 35mm glass, so I'm not sure if this is what it looks like, or how bad it is. I searched this site and read a couple of hairy suggestions on how to DIY, but not sure if I have the appetite for that.
Should I return it ? Should I demand it CLA'ed ? Should I live with it ? I have a full 90 day warrantee but I'd much rather keep the lens / fix it if this is not too serious - I have been hunting for a long time.
Any advise greatly appreciated !
Thanks
Nicol