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Posted by eric jorgensen on August 21, 2000 at 09:32:04:
I own a Kiev 88 - which is a cheap copy of the old hasselblad
1000. I purchased a 30mm wide angle lens (some folks call them
fisheye lenses)for the camera a few years ago. It is a huge piece
of glass. I opened the lens case last week and all of a sudden
there are numerous (dozens)of what appear to be bubbles or
separation marks underneath the front element. At first they
looked like they were on the outer surface but rubbing them with
lens cleaning tissue has no effect. I have not left the lens in a
hot car and just had it stored at home. the hottest it has gotten
was maybe 90 degrees when in the car on the morning I discovered
the problem. does anyone have any idea what may have happened ?
Is the lens ruined ? I have yet to shoot any photos since this
problem occurred. It is probably not worth sending it off for
repair since I can get a new one for about $150 on ebay. And of
course this is supposed to be one of the advantages of owning a
Kiev MF - good lenses at low cost. I can't complain about the
picture quality with the lenses but this one has us stumped.
thoughts would be appreciated.
Re: Kiev fisheye lens disaster rick oleson 10:22:41 08/21/00
Re: Kiev fisheye lens disaster eric jorgensen 09:01:59 08/25/00
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