I'm new to large format photography, and have been given my first lens, a Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar 150m F5.6 in a Synchro Compur shutter. The lens front element has an abrasion about 1mm x 2mm right in its centre. It is the glass that is damaged, not the coating, I can feel its roughness with my finger nail. The lens is currently mounted on a Sina panel.
I have an option to obtain another lens/shutter of the same type, but with a damaged shutter. How easy is it to remove the good lens and add to the good shutter?
The lens can also be configured as an F12 265mm, I think by removing the front element. Can I swap front elements, or are they optically matched to the remainder of the lens?
Any advice on making this lens useable is welcome.
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