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I am interested in buying an old Distagon 50 mm wide angle lens for my

Hasselblad, and I have located one which is in very good shape except for a

good size (~2mm wide)chip about 2/3 of the way out from the center of the rear

element. I have some very useful UV-curable cement which I use for cementing

glass watch crystals and doing repairs in glass items, as it has the same

index of refraction as crystal glass, and effectively disappears. I see three

possible things I can do about the chip:

- live with it, and the flare it will cause

- fill it with black paint, eliminating the flare

- fill it in with the UV-curable cement, but I will not be able to get the

right curvature, so this should cause some out of focus imaging at the film

plane

Which would be the best way to go?

Thanks,

John Desmond

Does anyone know of one of these delightful old folders for sale? I

have a Pearl II, and really enjoy it, but I have always wanted to

find a Pearl IV.

Thanks,

John Desmond<div></div>