williaty
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This is a new-to-me LS-5000 that I'm trying to get up and running. Initial testing confirmed that it worked but showed very bad flare. I took it apart and cleaned the mirror. While I had it open, I took a quick peek at the very small amount of the lens that I could actually see and the lens looked pretty clean. The mirror was not as bad as I expected but also didn't fully clean. While all the obvious dust and dirt came off, the surface of the mirror still has a very slightly oxidized surface like I'm used to seeing on telescope mirrors that are >20 years old.
The result of the cleaning was an improvement, but didn't resolve the problem entirely. In the first picture, you can see a maximum capture area of a mounted slide. You can see the brighter areas in the image flare over into the area blocked by the slide mount. In the second image, you can see a closeup of one leaf of the main plant. The leaf has sort of an "echo" of itself.
Any idea what's causing this?
The result of the cleaning was an improvement, but didn't resolve the problem entirely. In the first picture, you can see a maximum capture area of a mounted slide. You can see the brighter areas in the image flare over into the area blocked by the slide mount. In the second image, you can see a closeup of one leaf of the main plant. The leaf has sort of an "echo" of itself.
Any idea what's causing this?