I finally tried to save money on a used camera lens for astro shots

It had a tiny scratch I thought wouldn't matter, but it ruined every long exposure with weird flares. Anyone know a good place to get a used lens checked before buying?

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faith_thomas14d ago

My buddy's 50mm had a hairline crack and did the same thing lol.

jade3214d ago

Classic 50mm luck right there. It's like those lenses are secretly made of sugar glass. One tiny crack and suddenly every photo looks like it was taken through a greasy car window. My old Nikon did that and I spent a week blaming my editing skills before I noticed the fracture.