Buze
Established
I received a J12 that had an odd "golden" color; in fact it had been varnished at some point in the past. It was a rather good job, but it seems it had been done after the lens had had some corosion of the alluminium anyway...
So I had to re-polish it completely to get rid of the varnish, and of the corrosion; now it looks plendid !
I was just wondering if it was a common thing to do at the time, that varnish job ? (it's a 66xx lens)
So I had to re-polish it completely to get rid of the varnish, and of the corrosion; now it looks plendid !
I was just wondering if it was a common thing to do at the time, that varnish job ? (it's a 66xx lens)
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PhotoJim
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My J12 is pretty golden, too. I figured it was just oxidation of the metal (although aluminum usually just turns a slightly dingy grey when it tarnishes). It just makes the lens look old. It still performs perfectly, so I don't really care. 