jasonluttrell

I've noticed the colors being off on sunny days too

i couldn't get a clear shot, but you can kind of see it at the top

this is the 65 mm

Sorry got it. The crud is in the cement side between the singlets. All three lenses where it was cemented.

Thanks for the advice. Do you know what is wrong with those elements? I took it out and what ever that is is between the glass. The other two lenses look very similar.

I got a 65mm f8 for 120 dollars an a 90 f8 for about the same

Thanks for your response. I am not at all familiar with large format lenses. I believe they handle flaws much better than 35 mm lenses. Would you expect that seperation around the entire circumstance of the lens, say 1/4 of the way to the middle, would affect the IQ much?

Hi people. I have purchased three Schneider large format lenses (G-Claron 210 f9, SA 65 f8, and SA 90 f8) and they all have separation in both cells. It's not the schneideritis I keep reading about. Each one has separation around the glass. Its between the cemented elements, not just spotting along the edges. It looks like haze. I see no rainbow like effect you would usually see with separation. Does anyone know what is going on? Any ideas? Should I just stay away from Schneider? I have no way of testing them right now.

Its between both sets of cemented lenses? Can fungus get between the elements?

Thanks for the responses. It is between the elements. I see no rainbow affect. It looks like fungus without the etching. Any ideas what it is?

And fyi its the plasmat model

Just got a schneider g claron 210 f9 for 50 bucks. The seller said it has a little dust, but both pair of cemented elements are separating. I kind of want to repair it using some new basalm. I don't know where to get basalm and if it's worth the risk. Anyone have any experience re cementing lenses? Any suggestions?

thanks for the reply hi it is a 4x5

its a crown