When Is A Lens Worth Cleaning?

[rormeister]

This weekend I picked up a Vivitar Series 1 100-500mm 1:5.6 - 8 MC Macro lens. While I noticed some smudginess on the rear element I though it was on the outside. Alas it's a light fungus, spider veins, on the inside glass. Overall, the lens is in amazing shape, no lens creep, everything functions great. Image quality is okay, but a tad soft perhaps from it's local residents.
Here's a pic.


Is this lens worth saving, and if so does anyone know of a good (yet affordable) service for this?

TIA

[rdrum76]

email this person

Pentax27@aol.com

i have had positive communication with him, but passed on a lens that I was going to send to him

other members are happy with his work

gl

[rormeister]

Thanks. I'll ping him and get back to everyone. The lens to me is definitely a keeper....

[awo425]

Originally Posted by rormeister

Thanks. I'll ping him and get back to everyone. The lens to me is definitely a keeper....

I cleaned fungus like this on a back element of SMC 55/1.8 with vinegar.
the back element was very easy to unscrew though on this lens. not sure if this is the case for your VS1.

[rormeister]

That's encouraging. I've seen where this lens sold for $800+ new back in the 80's.

[ll_coffee_lP]

Damn...that lens is huge!

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[Sila]

Originally Posted by rormeister

This weekend I picked up a Vivitar Series 1 100-500mm 1:5.6 - 8 MC Macro lens. While I noticed some smudginess on the rear element I though it was on the outside. Alas it's a light fungus, spider veins, on the inside glass. Overall, the lens is in amazing shape, no lens creep, everything functions great. Image quality is okay, but a tad soft perhaps from it's local residents.
Here's a pic.


Is this lens worth saving, and if so does anyone know of a good (yet affordable) service for this?

TIA

Had one of those baby`es in a cosina version....

But mine did`t have a "A" setting, so i almost never used it.

Mine was not sharp enought to me.......

Good luck with yours....