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Are de-kitted lenses more prone to sample variation?

Started Jul 12, 2016 | Discussions thread
Danielvr Veteran Member • Posts: 6,863
Re: Are de-kitted lenses more prone to sample variation?

But if I were speculating, I'd guess the highest risk of getting a bad lens comes from the first batch produced, before the manufacturer has had time to make any needed adjustments (human and/or mechanical) to the manufacturing process.

My experience and thinking are the opposite: Buy from the earliest batch, when the manufacturing process is closely monitored and the first produced copies are rigorously tested by the quality assurance peeps to see if everything is up to standard.

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