The lens seller got back to me and said, “Best/easiest is if you want to keep it and let me know what will make that worthwhile for you.” I suppose this means, “Make an offer”. I did some research and offered £90. It’s slightly low but he mis-sold an item and sent the wrong lens cap, so I think he owes me a bit. Plus I got an offer on the same lens, with its original hood, for £115. It seems the hood is rare, and by itself can cost £40, so that’s a good offer. I told my seller about this!
I already tried the lens with another lens hood, which doesn’t fit but which I can just hold to the lens to test out. It didn’t make any difference to the fogging, so I don’t think the hood will help much anyway. He says he’s travelling but will get back to me tomorrow. My ideal would be if he just accepted the offer and refunded me the difference. Let’s see.
I found the adaptor screws for my TLR camera. They were in the first place I’d looked yesterday, but in a tiny plastic bag I hadn’t seen. I’d already ordered some more last night, since they only cost £2.95. Knowing Ebay, I’ll probably get sent a monkey wrench instead.
In the evening I got my old film-era flash out, went in the garden and took some test shots with my Spotmatic and TLR (MPP Microcord). I found a flash lead extension so I tried holding the flash away from the camera and experimenting with different exposures.