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How much do lens scratches affect the photo?

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Posted by Richard Olsen on July 16, 2011 at 11:34 AM

Here's an interesting read on how much dust and scratches affect the image quality in a camera.

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2008/10/front-element-scratches

Posted by Todd Caudle on July 16, 2011 at 12:30 PM

Not much if they're on the lens barrel.

Posted by Bill Pelzmann on July 16, 2011 at 1:33 PM

Those are deep "scratches"!