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So, I bought this Nikon 20mm af for £7.50 in July, the guy wouldn't take a penny less (tough carbooter)
, he said it af'd fine and made nice images.
Anyway, I see the rear element damage and think, wthell, its £7.50 it might not show although rear element stuffs usually does.
So I shoot it a couple of times over the next few days, they didn't look right in preview but it wasn't till I got home that I could see the fuzzy world this 20mm lives in, put it in my bag and forgot about it.
That was 5 months and a few lens swaps ago, today I find myself without a wide angle except this 20, which is perfect in every other way besides the coating marks.
Do I chuck it and buy a new 20.
I could get a new one for £200 or so, Nikon might want that for a repair ?
Do I attack it with various kitchen chemicals as chosen by my girl to try and remove the coating and regain a smidgeon of sharp....![Laugh :LOL: :LOL:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.tp/lol.gif)
I like that last one..its just a doorstop as it is.
I think its be rattlin about with no lens cap on in the bottom of some nutters bag or something
![Laugh :LOL: :LOL:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.tp/lol.gif)
Anyway, I see the rear element damage and think, wthell, its £7.50 it might not show although rear element stuffs usually does.
So I shoot it a couple of times over the next few days, they didn't look right in preview but it wasn't till I got home that I could see the fuzzy world this 20mm lives in, put it in my bag and forgot about it.
That was 5 months and a few lens swaps ago, today I find myself without a wide angle except this 20, which is perfect in every other way besides the coating marks.
Do I chuck it and buy a new 20.
I could get a new one for £200 or so, Nikon might want that for a repair ?
Do I attack it with various kitchen chemicals as chosen by my girl to try and remove the coating and regain a smidgeon of sharp....
![Laugh :LOL: :LOL:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.tp/lol.gif)
I like that last one..its just a doorstop as it is.
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I think its be rattlin about with no lens cap on in the bottom of some nutters bag or something