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Sep 17, 2022 22:06:36   #
VinceJC Loc: Connecticut
 
Cosmetically and mechanically I would rate this lens 9 out of 10. Focus accurately on my D750. Focus ring is smooth and aperture ring is clicky. The only issue is the front element has a few visible scratches. The rear element has perhaps one very faint scratch you can only see it with a flashlight. See third picture for the scratches. It has absolutely no effect on the images.

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Sep 17, 2022 23:25:17   #
Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
How did you scratch front and back. Scratches don't help image either. Maybe argument for protective filters. But the back element scratch is tough to do. Please explain so we don't do it too

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Sep 18, 2022 08:33:31   #
VinceJC Loc: Connecticut
 
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
How did you scratch front and back. Scratches don't help image either. Maybe argument for protective filters. But the back element scratch is tough to do. Please explain so we don't do it too


The “scratch” on the rear element is likely from cleaning, it is very faint and can only seen at certain angle with the help of a flashlight.

On the front element, I suspect it is from colored filters while changing them.

Like I said, it has absolutely no impact on images.

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Sep 18, 2022 11:20:08   #
Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
From my extensive telescope experience the worse thing you can do with optics is over cleaning. You scratch micro coatings

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Sep 18, 2022 12:16:57   #
VinceJC Loc: Connecticut
 
Thank you for sharing your extensive telescope experience. Greatly appreciated. I don’t have any precision scientific equipment to measure any effects caused by these scratches. All I have a clean Nikon 85mm 1.4g, and when compared to the 1.4D, I don’t see any discernible differences, other than the 1.4g produces slightly warmer image due to the nano coating.

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Sep 18, 2022 21:47:01   #
nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah
 
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
From my extensive telescope experience the worse thing you can do with optics is over cleaning. You scratch micro coatings


Right on!

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Sep 18, 2022 22:08:12   #
Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
I have no idea how hard Mico coatings are

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