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Wanahockalugie growing in my lens!


joe_smith44

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<p>Definitely on the inside.<br>

That's what is so perplexing...the lens has spent nearly it's entire life in Arizona, too.<br>

I cannot remember this lens even being out in the rain, at least in the past 10-15 years. And this "growth" just appeared in the last year or so.</p>

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<p>If I didn't know better, it looks more like a satellite picture of some river estuary spewing muddy water into the sea after a storm... :-)</p>

<p>Never seen colours like that short of oil-on-water effects......something is 'in' very thin layers. It does have a hint of fluid between elements...maybe the BUG is eating the optical cement?</p>

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<p>Here's what I got from the shop:</p>

<p >"It looks like it could be rusty water or perhaps lube that has run. Either way… it may be something we can open and clean off however, if this has been present (on the glass) for a long while it could have damaged the lens coating and marking will still be visible after cleaning. Due to the age of the lens there are no parts available to replace the lens element. <br /></p>

<p >To disassemble the lens and clean the approximate (ballpark) cost would be 224.00. To have your lens evaluated for service and repair cost pleased send to the following address..."</p>

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<p >So now the question is...repair or not? It's a bit sticky because I just upgraded to a 5DIII and my plan was to ebay the Nikon kit...lenses like this are not very popular sellers, so I'm thinking it may not be worth repairing and re-selling.<br /></p>

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<p>John, good idea - I popped off a couple of shots, one @ ~80mm and another at ~200mm of a plain grey wall about 12' from the camera...the lens spot is not noticeable!<br>

<br />I fooled around with the RAW photos in Photoshop to try and bring out any evidence of the stain and I cannot make the stain appear.<br>

I also noticed if you are looking straight into the lens, you cannot see the stain. It seems only visible when light reflects off it.<br>

I've been doing this for over 30 years, and I'm still learning...LOL</p>

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