12-06-2011, 07:00 PM
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1323193792' post='13492']
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Well, if this is a new lens, I'd find it a bit disappointing myself, for sure. If the lens is still under warranty, you might consider to have it cleaned by service (if the lens performs well I'd personally prefer that over a replacement).
However: that small particle won't have any visible influence on your images. In addition, if you use the lens well and often, it will soon be joined by quite a few dust particles (which you may also need special light to spot). It would takes loads of dust spots to have a visible influence on the image quality of the lens.
So, if your concerns are mainly about image quality: don't worry, be happy (not Shakespeare, sorry).
-- Markus
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Hi, thank you for your reply.
OK, I would rather have it cleaned by service...but like I said, the 'problem' is it doesn´t seem to be a dust particle - it seems like a small bite or minicrack in the lens element... Or, like a "glass speckle" processed in the lens element....
You are kind of a lens expert with lots of experience - please is it really risky to exchange this Nikon 70-200 VR II lens for another copy in terms of sample variations..? I would be worried with the 3rd party manufacturers, however, I hear esp. Nikon quality control in the Pro line lenses is rather high...(?)
Yep, right here <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />Well, if this is a new lens, I'd find it a bit disappointing myself, for sure. If the lens is still under warranty, you might consider to have it cleaned by service (if the lens performs well I'd personally prefer that over a replacement).
However: that small particle won't have any visible influence on your images. In addition, if you use the lens well and often, it will soon be joined by quite a few dust particles (which you may also need special light to spot). It would takes loads of dust spots to have a visible influence on the image quality of the lens.
So, if your concerns are mainly about image quality: don't worry, be happy (not Shakespeare, sorry).
-- Markus
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Hi, thank you for your reply.
OK, I would rather have it cleaned by service...but like I said, the 'problem' is it doesn´t seem to be a dust particle - it seems like a small bite or minicrack in the lens element... Or, like a "glass speckle" processed in the lens element....
You are kind of a lens expert with lots of experience - please is it really risky to exchange this Nikon 70-200 VR II lens for another copy in terms of sample variations..? I would be worried with the 3rd party manufacturers, however, I hear esp. Nikon quality control in the Pro line lenses is rather high...(?)