How to Judge a Vintage Lens – A crash course on how to identify and evaluate lens defects

A quick guide on how to inspect and identify different kinds of lens defects:
Scratches, Cleaning Marks, Haze, Separation, Fungus, Paint damage, Radiation damage, and more. Which damage is acceptable and which you should avoid.

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00:00 - Lens Inspection techniques
01:14 - Scratches
01:52 - Cleaning Marks
02:25 - Balsam Degradation
02:36 - Balsam Separation
02:52 - Lens Haze
03:10 - Fungus
03:31 - Chipping
03:43 - Paint defects
04:08 - Radiation defects
04:25 - UV treatment
04.38 - Iris defects
04:48 - Judging defects

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