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Hi all.
How do you test for de centering (i think that is the main issue with 35mm 1.4?) ??
I am thinking of buying this lens from amazon but return it a few times until i get a good copy and wondering how do you test if the lens doesn't exhibit the issue normally found on it?
as the saying goes...
every lens ever made is decentered
if you can't find it you just haven't got equipment sensitive enough
Anyway here's some material for you to read and figure out how to properly test your lens for de-centering
https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/20...ntered-lens-an-old-technique-gets-a-makeover/
https://blog.kasson.com/the-last-word/testing-for-decentering-by-eye/
https://blog.kasson.com/lens-screening-testing/
Re-iterating what much clever people than me have said, a lot of people incorrectly test their lens and cry wolf which results in many copies sent back. That said there is a fair bit of sample variable in the FE35/1.4 but its not like every other lens is going to be bad. Also a lot of these lenses are not decentered they simply have slightly asymmetrical focussing (mine does very very slightly) which won't affect your photographs apart from brick walls. You can test for this also.
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