Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted December 2, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) Friends, beware! Lenses appear with eBay and other marketplaces that lack the front element. People simply remove the generally most scratched element to be able to present pictures of mint glass. The lenses, however, are ruined and worthless. Example this RX-Switar: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kern-Paillard-Switar-25mm-f1-4-H16-RX-Lens-C-Mount-Vintage-Camera-Lens/122829954336?hash=item1c993c5d20:g:sKcAAOSwESNZ8yrK An Angénieux P3: https://www.ebay.fr/itm/LENS-ANGENIEUX-TYPE-P3-F75-1-2-5-MONTURE-VIS/142294846034?hash=item21216f0a52:g:9KoAAOSw2gxYtC3o Or am I over the hill? Edited December 2, 2017 by Simon Wyss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Berger Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 How sure are you that these are missing the front element? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Louis Seguin Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Pictures are not clear enough to be judged but there definitely is something that looks funny about the Switar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted December 2, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted December 2, 2017 I know the lens, believe me, there is definitely a piece of glass missing under that securing ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted December 3, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted December 3, 2017 Erred completely, I don’t know what’s come over me. The Switar is in order. Remains the Angénieux, there I am certain that it lacks glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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