Scratch + Fungus = How much should I pay?

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DeadEyesSmiling

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I went and took a look at a Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D today. The outside showed moderate wear, but the AF, aperture and manual focus stops seemed fine.

Upon further examination, I found a 1.5mm scratch on the rear element, about 2mm from the edge, and there are several 1mm spots on the inside of the front element that appear to be the beginnings of fungus growth.

I haven't had any experience with push/pull zooms, either, so I'm not sure if it's normal for the lens zoom to be super loose (i.e. I hold the lens upside down and it falls straight to 35mm).

Should I even make an offer on this? If so, what am I losing with image quality? Thanks so much!

-DES

P.S. I'm shooting FX, so I'll be utilizing the full image from the lens.
 
Never heard of fungus on a lens. Take a few shots of a white wall at different exposures using the lens and analyze the pics. If its something that shows up but you can easily photoshop it, pay what you want realizing your are going to go through the trouble of clone stamping each photo.
 
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