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Hey /p/. I'm a photo noob who just got an old camera. Wtf is this stuff on my lens?
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Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeNIKONCamera ModelE7600Camera SoftwareE7600v1.0Focal Length (35mm Equiv)38 mmMaximum Lens Aperturef/2.8Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2008:06:18 07:29:52RenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoScene Capture TypeStandardGain ControlLow Gain UpContrastNormalSharpnessNormalSubject Distance RangeUnknownExposure Time0.4 secF-Numberf/2.8Exposure ProgramNormal ProgramISO Speed Rating200Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternLight SourceCloudy WeatherFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length7.80 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width1024Image Height768Color ModeCOLORImage QualityFINEWhite BalanceCLOUDYImage SharpeningAUTOFocus ModeAF-SISO SelectionAUTOImage AdjustmentNORMALLens AdapterOFFAuto FocusCenterSaturationNormalNoise ReductionOFF
>> Anonymous
If its on the outside its called "condensation"

if its in between the glass its called "your fucked"
>> Anonymous
old lenses can get moldy. yes, that's right, moldy. fungus actually.

if there's a way to take it apart, try it carefully,it looks like you got an old Canon FD there? or is that an olympus? Either way you can pick up a newer cheap one on ebay.

i salute your bravery for sticking with film cameras
>> Anonymous
Mold is bold.

Glass that's clear is for queers.
>> Anonymous
>>207717
Well, it's on the inside. fuck.

>>207719
err, it's an old Minolta...something. Doesn't say the model, but says 2745341 MC ROKKOR 1:1.2 f=5.8mm

I guess I'll try to take it apart carefully, there's a couple small screws on it.
>> Anonymous
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>>207717
Con..den..sation sation sation
>> Anonymous
Mold. Keep that away from your other lenses. Quarantine. Spores go everywhere. Either treat it or dump it.
>> Serenar !m827jEgWi.
>>207725
Jesus that is a nice lens, if you didn't read it wrong. It's not worth that much, I think, because the MD mount is pretty much useless, though.

I'd get it cleaned professionally. It is way too easy to screw up a lens once you take apart the optical module.
>> Anonymous
>>207792
>It's not worth that much
Yeah, $250 isn't much at all. LOL
>> Serenar !m827jEgWi.
>>207844
I didn't know for sure, hence the "I think". If it really is worth that much (eBay had no hits), then that's more of a reason to get it cleaned by someone who knows what he's doing.

In the grand scheme of things, 250 for a lens is pretty much nothing anyways :P
>> Anonymous
>>207847
>In the grand scheme of things, 250 for a lens is pretty much nothing anyways :P
And in the grand scheme of people who work for their money, $250 is never considered pocket change.
>> Serenar !m827jEgWi.
>>207851
Why would it be? Lenses aren't exactly impulse buys, no matter how cheap they are. But at the same time, if you're spending less than $250 on a new lens, you have to think about whether you'd be better served by saving up a little longer and not getting the cheapest thing you can think of.
>> Anonymous
>>207851
In the grand scheme of things, lenses are expensive and $250 for f/1.2 is probably the cheapest one could find it.
>> Anonymous
>>207847
yea, no hits. at least for the rokkors. a lot of 3rd party wide angle lenses are good though. Especially for older film cameras. Things only got really complicated when people started throwing anti-shake and autofocus shit into lenses. A nice aspherical Vivitar or tamron can do wonders.