Lense scratch...

FatDaddy

FatDaddy

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Not my DVX lense, but for someone else who has a wide angle adapter on their mini-dv camera. Dropped first day in the sand and wiped off by the user. Slight scratches on front of glass. Anything they can do?

FYI... I picked out the camera and lense adapter for them, no threading rings on the front for a UV filter. If it is to be replaced, I will look for one with real threads on the end to mount a UV!
 
FatDaddy said:
Not my DVX lense, but for someone else who has a wide angle adapter on their mini-dv camera. Dropped first day in the sand and wiped off by the user. Slight scratches on front of glass. Anything they can do?

FYI... I picked out the camera and lense adapter for them, no threading rings on the front for a UV filter. If it is to be replaced, I will look for one with real threads on the end to mount a UV!
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Does the term paper weight mean anything to you?

shoot some footage and see if they are visible. I they are your SOL.
 
There's not much that can be done other than replacing the front element of the lens if there are visible problems on the footage. Do *not* use the product below because it's a liquid polymer and the lens is glass--two different refractive indexes.


craigbowman said:
You can always try some of this crud...


http://www.rkdm.com/liquidlense/


If it doesn't work it doesn't matter as your adapter is toast the way it is anyway.
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If it's a Century wide-angle, Century can probably replace the front element for you. Won't be cheap, but should be a lot less expensive than buying a new wide-angle lens.
 
FatDaddy said:
I will look for one with real threads on the end to mount a UV!
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This situation is a bummer, no doubt. Keep in mind that even a scratched up Century lens would likely produce sharper images than anything not made by Century. If you have the 0.6X lens, that's a single element. So, a replacement element would likely be about the same as buying another lens. Yes, this is tough news. Sorry.
 
Not the end of the world. It is a cheap Canon piece. I will get them a new one..with threads for a UV!
Thanks!
 
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