strangerbeat
Member
Hi all 
Just got my "new" Bronica ETRS system off of eBay today. Everything looks great, except I was quite disappointed to see there was more dust in the lenses, prism and focusing screen.
It's not TOO much as in a film of dust from WWII, but just more than I'm used to. On a scale from 1-10, 10 being VERY noticeable by looking thru the lens itself, I'd probably give it a 5 1/2? 6 maybe?
Am I just too used to having very clean glass with minimal dust on all my other 10 cameras? Or should I invest in a professional cleaning? I'm hesitant to do so because I hear cleaning costs can come up to at least 70% of what it would cost to buy a replacement lens.
Also, the mirror on the body has some marks on it. Not too big of a deal, but it'd be nice to have a nice view from the VF.
Otherwise, the kit is in great condition.
Just got my "new" Bronica ETRS system off of eBay today. Everything looks great, except I was quite disappointed to see there was more dust in the lenses, prism and focusing screen.
It's not TOO much as in a film of dust from WWII, but just more than I'm used to. On a scale from 1-10, 10 being VERY noticeable by looking thru the lens itself, I'd probably give it a 5 1/2? 6 maybe?
Am I just too used to having very clean glass with minimal dust on all my other 10 cameras? Or should I invest in a professional cleaning? I'm hesitant to do so because I hear cleaning costs can come up to at least 70% of what it would cost to buy a replacement lens.
Also, the mirror on the body has some marks on it. Not too big of a deal, but it'd be nice to have a nice view from the VF.
Otherwise, the kit is in great condition.
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
I'd wait to see if images are affected. In all probability they will be fine.