Zeiss C Biogon - Faulty or just normal dust??

[beedubs]

Hey!

I've had this lens for just over a year.

I've always taken good care of it.

Do you think the artifacts pictured are just dust or that they may have come from inside the lens?

The more I look at it, it doesn't look like normal dust.

I'm considering taking it back to where I got it.

Any ideas would help!


Cheers,


Dan.

 

[michaelwj]

It looks a bit worse than I'd think for 1 year. The larger parts look a bit regular to be dust.

It doubt you can see it the photos, so do you want to be without your lens?

 

[Lss]

That's a lot more than you should be seeing after one year. I have had mine for a few years, and I don't have any visible dust inside this lens. It's not my most used lens, but it has seen use and some dusty environments. I bought the lens used, it looked like new at that time.

 

[mcfingon]

Here's my Biogon 2/35. Can't see anything inside, despite the front surface being a bit dirty. Bought new about a year ago.

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

I've always taken good care of it.

Dear Dan,

can you tell in which climate zones the lens has been previously?

IMHO, the best care doesn't help, if it's been e.g. in a tropical area but wasn't handled properly right after return to one's home somewhere in a Mediterranean area e.g.

 

[jsrockit]

Why not ask Zeiss?

 

[beedubs]

Dear Dan,

can you tell in which climate zones the lens has been previously?

IMHO, the best care doesn't help, if it's been e.g. in a tropical area but wasn't handled properly right after return to one's home somewhere in a Mediterranean area e.g.

No crazy weather conditions really. It came with me to Japan in Jan 2015 for a few weeks but it wasn't even that cold. The rest of the time it's been with me in Perth, Australia.

 

[beedubs]

Why not ask Zeiss?

I'll be taking it back to the shop soon. I just wanted to make sure the artefacts weren't to be expected before I marched in on my highhorse 😛