katsone Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I just bought a used Canon 100-400 IS ii USM that's in great shape. I see some dust in the lens, but no spots showed up in the initial images I took. Is it worth while to send it to Canon for a cleaning? Does anyone have an idea what that might cost? Thanks for any information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 It is easily fixed. Stop looking at it. All lenses have dust inside. It doesn’t matter. Really. It doesn’t matter! 1 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Even if it's cleaned the dust will most likely return with use. It has to be really bad before causing any effect on the results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddler4 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 It's also a function of where the dust is. The closer to the front, the less likely it is to matter at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 No, it doesn’t matter except in peoples imagination. Read this: The Apocalypse of Lens Dust 1 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katsone Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 It's also a function of where the dust is. The closer to the front, the less likely it is to matter at all. It is near the front! OK, I'm going to chill out over it. Thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katsone Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Thanks for all your input and wisdom! I'm going to let it lie and not worry about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Dust, even bubbles and light scratches, matter a great deal less in actual practice than in the mind of the purchaser. It's astounding how much crud can be on and in the lens and still have it work reasonably well in capturing images: Here is my (Kilfitt) Zoomar 500mm mirror lens front on: That's fungus (more detail at Zoomar Sport-Reflectar 500mm f/5.6 but here is a hand-held picture taken with it: DOF is very shallow on these mirror lenses - focus is on the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_morton2 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I had mine sent in last summer. Something was showing up in the shots, only listed as "foreign object" on the slip that came back. Over $400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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