In most cases, the scratch only affects resale - you’re dealing with someone who would buy a scratched E-Mount lens as long as I can get a good price on it and it has no impact in the majority of photo shoots. My main rule here is no rear scratching - that shows. The final image can sometimes show it in a few situations, but 95% of the time it’s just a scar. [link|https://petapixel.com/2015/07/02/how-much-does-a-scratch-affect-the-quality-of-a-lens/|This article] on the subject shows how much it matters, and when. Unless you’re doing a low contrast shoot, it’s usually a non-issue. If it was really that visible and the scratched lens affected a shoot, I’ll just retouch it.
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In most cases, the scratch only affects resale - you’re dealing with someone who would buy a scratched Sony G E-Mount lens, as long as I can get a good price on it and it has no major impact. My main rule here is no rear scratching - that shows. The final image can sometimes show it in a few situations, but 95% of the time it’s just a scar. [link|https://petapixel.com/2015/07/02/how-much-does-a-scratch-affect-the-quality-of-a-lens/|This article] on the subject shows how much it matters, and when. Unless you’re doing a low contrast shoot, it’s usually a non-issue. If it was really that visible and the scratched lens affected a shoot, I’ll just retouch it.
Test it in your “common” use cases best you can, and make sure it’s not visible - or if it is, you need to hunt for it. If it isn’t just live with it. If it shows, you need to replace the lens as a unit.
In most cases, the scratch only affects resale - you’re dealing with someone who would buy a scratched E-Mount lens as long as I can get a good price on it and it has no impact in the majority of photo shoots. My main rule here is no rear scratching - that shows. The final image can sometimes show it in a few situations, but 95% of the time it’s just a scar. [link|https://petapixel.com/2015/07/02/how-much-does-a-scratch-affect-the-quality-of-a-lens/|This article] on the subject shows how much it matters, and when. Unless you’re doing a low contrast shoot, it’s usually a non-issue.
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In most cases, the scratch only affects resale - you’re dealing with someone who would buy a scratched E-Mount lens as long as I can get a good price on it and it has no impact in the majority of photo shoots. My main rule here is no rear scratching - that shows. The final image can sometimes show it in a few situations, but 95% of the time it’s just a scar. [link|https://petapixel.com/2015/07/02/how-much-does-a-scratch-affect-the-quality-of-a-lens/|This article] on the subject shows how much it matters, and when. Unless you’re doing a low contrast shoot, it’s usually a non-issue. If it was really that visible and the scratched lens affected a shoot, I’ll just retouch it.
Test it in your “common” use cases best you can, and make sure it’s not visible - or if it is, you need to hunt for it. If it isn’t just live with it. If it shows, you need to replace the lens as a unit.
In most cases, the scratch only affects resale - you’re dealing with someone who would buy a scratched E-Mount lens as long as I can get a good price on it, and see it doesn’t matter in common photo shoots. The final image can sometimes show it in a few situations, but 95% of the time it’s just a scar. [https://petapixel.com/2015/07/02/how-much-does-a-scratch-affect-the-quality-of-a-lens/|This article] on the subject shows how much it matters, and when. Unless you’re doing a low contrast shoot, it’s usually a non-issue.
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In most cases, the scratch only affects resale - you’re dealing with someone who would buy a scratched E-Mount lens as long as I can get a good price on it and it has no impact in the majority of photo shoots. My main rule here is no rear scratching - that shows. The final image can sometimes show it in a few situations, but 95% of the time it’s just a scar. [link|https://petapixel.com/2015/07/02/how-much-does-a-scratch-affect-the-quality-of-a-lens/|This article] on the subject shows how much it matters, and when. Unless you’re doing a low contrast shoot, it’s usually a non-issue.
Test it in your “common” use cases best you can, and make sure it’s not visible - or if it is, you need to hunt for it. If it isn’t just live with it. If it shows, you need to replace the lens as a unit.
In most cases, the scratch only affects resale - you’re dealing with someone who would buy a scratched E-Mount lens as long as I can get a good price on it, and see it doesn’t matter in common photo shoots. The final image can sometimes show it in a few situations, but 95% of the time it’s just a scar.
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In most cases, the scratch only affects resale - you’re dealing with someone who would buy a scratched E-Mount lens as long as I can get a good price on it, and see it doesn’t matter in common photo shoots. The final image can sometimes show it in a few situations, but 95% of the time it’s just a scar. [https://petapixel.com/2015/07/02/how-much-does-a-scratch-affect-the-quality-of-a-lens/|This article] on the subject shows how much it matters, and when. Unless you’re doing a low contrast shoot, it’s usually a non-issue.
Test it in your “common” use cases best you can, and make sure it’s not visible - or if it is, you need to hunt for it. If it isn’t just live with it. If it shows, you need to replace the lens as a unit.
In most cases, the scratch only affects resale - you’re dealing with someone who would buy a scratched E-Mount lens as long as I can get a good price on it, and see it doesn’t matter in common photo shoots. The final image can sometimes show it in a few situations, but 95% of the time it’s just a scar.
Test it in your “common” use cases best you can, and make sure it’s not visible - or if it is, you need to hunt for it. If it isn’t just live with it. If it shows, you need to replace the lens as a unit.