This beautiful pattern i've found in a old Canon lens is a phenomenon called balsam separation. Some lens elements are glued together with canada balm, which is a kind of totally transparent
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This beautiful pattern i've found in a old Canon lens is a phenomenon called balsam separation. Some lens elements are glued together with canada balsam, which is a kind of totally transparent
Is this separation? Or something else?: Adapted Lens Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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