Will a thickest cleaning scratch on Zeiss Standard T2.1 be acceptable?

[Harcharan Singh]

Hi Guys,
I have purchased used Carl Zeiss T2.1 Standard primes on PL and find that 85mm has a thin hairline scratch maybe an cleaning scratch on the front element?Will it make any mark on the footage?

Actually my Red is little bit away and I had to return the lenses for a refund if the scratch will make the lens unusable.

I know it is difficult to say but still help will be appreciated?
Thks:help:
Harcharan

 

[David W. Jones]

Hard to test without a camera or projector.
If it is just in the coating a good lens tech can have it repaired.
Good Luck!

 

[Harcharan Singh]

Hi,

Hi,

Hi Thks.
Harcharan

 

[chuck colburn]

Got a photo you can post? Longer focale lengths are less subceptible to imaging front element scratches.

 

[Andrew J.]

Coating scratches are very common on old lenses, the optical coatings do wear down over time and will require re-coating, you can have lens elements reground and optically re-coated or replace the element.

 

[chuck colburn]

Coating scratches are very common on old lenses, the optical coatings do wear down over time and will require re-coating, you can have lens elements reground and optically re-coated or replace the element.

True.
If it's just a coating smudge or scratch you don't have to have the element reground just polished. If it's a cemented pair they have to be seperated which can be risky as they have to be heated in mineral oil to seperate. But generally it works out ok.