Hello all
I recently purchased a Xenar 3.5/240 in a compound V shutter and would like to use the lens for 8x10 portraits.
Strangely, I cannot find any Schneider - data or technical documentation on this model.
As you can see on the photos, the lens suffers from Schneideritis and major chipping of the inner (and partly outer) black coating.
Also you also can see that especially on the 2 sides of the second lens element the glass is a bit hazy resp. at certain viewing angles a kind of matte layer is visible.
So far I have not had the opportunity to test the lens. The shutter has yet to be revised and I have yet to build a lensboard.
- Is this "matte layer" damage to the coating, water condensation damage?
- Is it worth a professional polish and/or recoating?
- Does anyone know a company in Europe that offers these services?
- How are the lens elements actually held in the mount? There are no visible clamping rings.....
Regarding the shutter:
The cable release nipple is missing. How would you replace it? The original is sort of “crimped” on.
NormaN
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