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Re: [OM] If part is still available no problem [was: replace fronteleme

Subject: Re: [OM] If part is still available no problem [was: replace frontelement?]
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 09:33:28 -0500
At 09:04 AM 10/3/1999 EDT, you wrote:
>John H. writes:
>
>re: 85-250 Zuiko
><< I will check with Olympus and let you know. >>
>
>What could really help us is to find out what lenses DON'T have front 
>elements available anymore.  I have a few lenses that I use which have
benign 
>chips out of the front element (including a 100mm f/2.8 SC with a chipped 
>rear element).  I know that this sort of cosmetic blemish isn't going to be 
>noticed in my pictures, but for resale purposes it would be nice to fix them 
>up.  I'm sure that others are in the same boat, too.
>
>Gary Reese
>Las Vegas, NV

In the meantime, a bad gash or chip probably should be blackened with a
black marker. Light coming through that portion of the lens has got to have
a deleterious effect on contrast, no?

Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA

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