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From: RichA on 7 Aug 2010 23:56 I picked up a prime lens today, an older used one. I noticed the lens had a light blue coating, which was odd as this prime's coatings are usually brown-purple. At home, I gave the lens a swipe with a lens tissue, and it looked like part of the coating "rubbed off." Turns out, the lens was covered in a layer of tobacco smoke residue. The whole lens was coated with it. When I cleaned the entire front element surface, sure enough, the correct coating colour was revealed. It took an hour to clean the thing. Luckily, the inside and the back of the lens were ok, likely because it was inside the camera body. I'm glad I didn't have to see the camera. But I've seen this before on optics. How can anyone do this to a camera?
From: Val Hallah on 8 Aug 2010 03:09 On Aug 8, 5:56 am, RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I picked up a prime lens today, an older used one. I noticed the lens > had a light blue coating, which was odd as this prime's coatings are > usually brown-purple. At home, I gave the lens a swipe with a lens > tissue, and it looked like part of the coating "rubbed off." Turns > out, the lens was covered in a layer of tobacco smoke residue. The > whole lens was coated with it. When I cleaned the entire front > element surface, sure enough, the correct coating colour was revealed. > It took an hour to clean the thing. Luckily, the inside and the back > of the lens were ok, likely because it was inside the camera body. > I'm glad I didn't have to see the camera. But I've seen this before > on optics. How can anyone do this to a camera? or their lungs.....
From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 8 Aug 2010 15:41 We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> saying something like: >I picked up a prime lens today, an older used one. I noticed the lens >had a light blue coating, which was odd as this prime's coatings are >usually brown-purple. At home, I gave the lens a swipe with a lens >tissue, and it looked like part of the coating "rubbed off." Turns >out, the lens was covered in a layer of tobacco smoke residue. The >whole lens was coated with it. When I cleaned the entire front >element surface, sure enough, the correct coating colour was revealed. >It took an hour to clean the thing. Luckily, the inside and the back >of the lens were ok, likely because it was inside the camera body. >I'm glad I didn't have to see the camera. But I've seen this before >on optics. How can anyone do this to a camera? Vandal! You've destroyed many years of patina, puffed out by tens of thousands of cigarettes and the cost of many thousands of dollars. That nicotine coating was responsible for the prize-winning portraiture that lens could make. I might be kidding about that, but bear in mind the ancient lenses of the brass'nglass age acquired a patina after some years, leading to better performance, and guess what? many of their owners and subjects smoked like chimneys.
From: tony cooper on 8 Aug 2010 16:16 On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:41:51 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon <grimly4REMOVE(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote: >We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the >drugs began to take hold. I remember RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> saying >something like: > >>I picked up a prime lens today, an older used one. I noticed the lens >>had a light blue coating, which was odd as this prime's coatings are >>usually brown-purple. At home, I gave the lens a swipe with a lens >>tissue, and it looked like part of the coating "rubbed off." Turns >>out, the lens was covered in a layer of tobacco smoke residue. The >>whole lens was coated with it. When I cleaned the entire front >>element surface, sure enough, the correct coating colour was revealed. >>It took an hour to clean the thing. Luckily, the inside and the back >>of the lens were ok, likely because it was inside the camera body. >>I'm glad I didn't have to see the camera. But I've seen this before >>on optics. How can anyone do this to a camera? > >Vandal! >You've destroyed many years of patina, puffed out by tens of thousands >of cigarettes and the cost of many thousands of dollars. >That nicotine coating was responsible for the prize-winning portraiture >that lens could make. > Exactly. The original owner was renowned for his portraiture using a nicotine density filter. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
From: George Kerby on 8 Aug 2010 16:48
On 8/8/10 3:16 PM, in article l14u561sqcc6tp1jfdiq86lvrm4kjqrhtc(a)4ax.com, "tony cooper" <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:41:51 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon > <grimly4REMOVE(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote: > >> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the >> drugs began to take hold. I remember RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> saying >> something like: >> >>> I picked up a prime lens today, an older used one. I noticed the lens >>> had a light blue coating, which was odd as this prime's coatings are >>> usually brown-purple. At home, I gave the lens a swipe with a lens >>> tissue, and it looked like part of the coating "rubbed off." Turns >>> out, the lens was covered in a layer of tobacco smoke residue. The >>> whole lens was coated with it. When I cleaned the entire front >>> element surface, sure enough, the correct coating colour was revealed. >>> It took an hour to clean the thing. Luckily, the inside and the back >>> of the lens were ok, likely because it was inside the camera body. >>> I'm glad I didn't have to see the camera. But I've seen this before >>> on optics. How can anyone do this to a camera? >> >> Vandal! >> You've destroyed many years of patina, puffed out by tens of thousands >> of cigarettes and the cost of many thousands of dollars. >> That nicotine coating was responsible for the prize-winning portraiture >> that lens could make. >> > > Exactly. The original owner was renowned for his portraiture using a > nicotine density filter. Sepia prints w/o all the work! |