Henchman Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 After reading a facebook post in the vintage lens group, where a member asked about polishing a lens with damaged coatings on the front element, and where the responses were basically, "throw it in the garbage", I decided to make a quick comparison video of 2 moller 32/2 lenses I have. One is in perfect condition. The other was one I picked up for cheap. When it arrived, the front lens cleaning marks were so excessive, it was truly unusable. So I decided to try polishing it. I used diamond polishing compound 14000 grit, and a dremel with a polishing tool. Look at the video and tell me which one of these lenses is unusable, and should be thrown in the garbage. filmmakereu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timotheus Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Looks good yes. Did you also try with bright lights? Are you also in the Anamorphic Shooters FB group? I'm sure people would be interested in your results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Timotheus said: Looks good yes. Did you also try with bright lights? Are you also in the Anamorphic Shooters FB group? I'm sure people would be interested in your results. I'm going to post there when I get out of Facebook jail. 😀 I'm also going to shoot a little video comparing flares with direct light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au8ust Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 This is very interesting! Any before and after pics for the glass itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 It was worse than the one in the picture below. (Which I'll also be polishing) and now it looks like the other picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 The scratched lens from yesterday, polished today. Footage coming today Ian Edward Weir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au8ust Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 That looks good! I've seen a few coating polishing videos on YouTube but they're basically just making the scratches finer, not disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, au8ust said: That looks good! I've seen a few coating polishing videos on YouTube but they're basically just making the scratches finer, not disappeared. Yeah, using the diamond paste, it really gets rid of the scratches completely. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RXN5W6F/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 More comparison footage of the polished and unpolished Moller 32/2. Along with a flair test of the polished moller at the end, filmmakereu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 I love the moller/voigtlander combo in general. Very sharp, wide open, allowing for maximum bokeh. With the .8x WA adapter, I'm getting an effective focal length of 32mm. For a wider FOV I can switch to my ISCO Ulta star, with the .8x WA single focus adapter and a speedbooster for the voigtlander. Giving me a focal length of about 23mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Genheimer Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 The next step would be to see if you can find a home brew way to re-introduce some fresh coatings! Always great to see a lens gain new life rather than be thrown away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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