ENLARGING LENSES

ENLARGING LENSES: WHEN YOU ARE READY TO PURCHASE A LENS FOR YOUR ENLARGER BE SURE TO ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS. IF THEY STATE "NEW" OR LIKE NEW: ASK THE SELLER TO EXAMINE THE LENS UNDER A LOUPE OR MAGNIFYING GLASS,FOR THE SO CALLED "CLEANING MARKS" (THESE ARE ACTUALLY FINE SCRATCHES FROM IMPROPER CLEANING. EVEN WORSE WOULD BE "FUNGUS" THIS IS THE KISS OF DEATH FOR A LENS.gePANY'S,EVEN ZEISS IN GERMANY WILL NOT ACCEPT THEM,EVEN FOR A ELEMENT REPLACEMENT. THEY SAY THE FUNGUS SPORES WILL BE RELEASED IN THE AIR AND CONTAMINATE THEIR CLEANING ROOM. EVEN IF YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE TO REPLACE THE ELEMENT, IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE