Damaging a lens on purpose

[John NYC]

Hey, John... If you really want to sell it a member here just contacted me about mine that I won't let go that cheap. I hope it's okay if I hae him PM you.

Sure, I am not going to be around to ship it during the holidays, so as long as he can wait a week and a half to do the transaction. If that doesn't work out, I will probably list it in the for sale section when I get back.

[John NYC]

Wrinkle up some plastic wrap. Remove the front element from the shutter. Wrap the plastic wrap around the rear grouping and screw the element back in with the plastic in place.

Interesting. Have you any examples of what this ends up looking like?

[Mike1234]

Sure, I am not going to be around to ship it during the holidays, so as long as he can wait a week and a half to do the transaction. If that doesn't work out, I will probably list it in the for sale section when I get back.

Sent him a PM. I quoted the wrong thread but I gave him your correct user name. Hope he finds you. He seems in serious need of a "cheap 210", as he put it. A really Nice Geronar should fit the bill perfectly, IMO.

[Andrew]

for example... rapid rectilinear and paper negative
the RR's are cheapish if you don;t want a high profile manufacturer
and if you get one that just covers the format you can have nice vignetting

http://www.largeformatphotography.in...postcount=1172

http://www.largeformatphotography.in...0&postcount=85

and I see that the lens was only $69 + post thru this forum
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ad.php?t=56618

[Mark Woods]

Vaseline is not optical. It takes soap or alcohol to clean it. KY Jelly is optically clear and only needs water to clean it off. (Don't get the flavored ones if they introduce a color into to the jelly, unless that's what you want.) This is no joke. Try it, you may like it!

[Terence McDonagh]

Just look on eBay for any lens labeled "mint" or that contains the description "I'm not a camera expert". They are sure to be garbage lenses that will certainly have just the right combination of fungus, separation and "cleaning marks" to yield a perfectly abominable sharpness.

[Mike1234]

Once ye' be takin' the varseline, ye' won't be carin' 'bout the best lenses, YO-HO!! Even the cheapest o' the cheap won't be no matter ta' ya'.