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So I bought a bad lens on eBay, now what?

Started Jun 11, 2015 | Questions thread
wpstl Senior Member • Posts: 1,251
Re: So I bought a bad lens on eBay, now what?
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Isola Verde wrote:

Are yiu sure this isn't a filter on the front of that lens?

The "crenalated" pointy edge certainly looks like one!

Peter

Yes it does. I've had 3 of the 18-55s and none had that edge. I'd be willing to wager there's a cheap filter on the lens and it needs to come off.

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