Questions tagged [scratches]
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How will tiny scratches on rear element affect image quality?
I have found a rather cheap Mamiya G 50mm f4 lens on ebay that has some tiny scratches on the rear element of the lens. Now, I have done some research on how much such scratches could affect the ...
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How can I tell if a scratch is directly on my sensor or on the filter above it?
I have what appears to be a scratch on my sensor. I can't see it on pictures taken with apertures larger than F16, but I do see them at F32. How can I tell if a scratch is directly on my sensor or on ...
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Dust spot or scratch?
I'm a bit worried about a potential scratch to my d7000 sensor as shown in the rather grainy image below.
Note the black line in the top left. It is more of a fine line vs. the 'spots' I've seen in ...
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how can i fix my ricoh camera causing scratches on film?
I've recently purchased a Richoh af 70 and I've only used one roll to test the condition of this thrifted camera. I have very straight scratches that can be felt on the negative that show up white ...
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What causes these lines / scratches to appear on my developed film?
Please can someone advise me what might have caused this & what I should do to ensure it doesn't happen again?
The lines start up higher near the start of the film and are quiet low by the end of ...
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Should I buy a used camera with a scratched anti-aliasing filter?
I'm considering buying a friend's old camera, low shutter count, around 13,500. But it has a scratch on the anti-aliasing filter. However I see that these parts are easily available online. Should I ...
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How can I remove scratches from a lens?
How can I clean a lens (fisheye) scratches?
I heard about
peanut butter
rubbing alcohol
car paint scratch removal solution
any other? like an abrasive tool etc
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Lens with small scratches on the front element - how do they affect IQ?
I am looking to buy a CANON 28mm 1.8 EF lens. I found an offer, significantly discounted, of a lens with small scratches on the front element.
The offer is very tempting. Here is a photo posted by ...
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What are these lines through my images (on the negatives and the prints)?
I have these lines or streaks across many of the images on this roll I had developed. I can see the same lines on the negatives as well as the prints. The lines are in the exact same spot across I ...