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Jman13 wrote:
Came today. Cosmetically, it looks pretty darn good, but there appears to be some odd blotches on the glass, that can only be seen at certain angles (they look almost like breath, but only when the light strikes them correctly). Shots look OK...relatively sharp (though not quite as sharp as I expected), but pretty low contrast, which isn't what I expect from contax glass. I'm ok with the blotches if they don't affect image quality, but I want to be sure, so I ordered an EX condition model of one today, and I'll test both. If they're the same or extremely close, I'll send back the EX. If the EX is better, I'll send back the BGN I have now. Either way, I like the range a lot, and the lens feels great on my 1Ds II. Haven't had much to shoot today, though, as it's pretty crappy weather. We'll see....Show more →
I had a lens that had the same issue (My first thought with mine was that it looked like breath on the lens), it turned out to be a very light case of fungus on the inside of the rear element (Had to remove it to clean it). I don't know about yours, but fungus is certainly a possibility, and that would account for the low contrast and ever so slight lack of sharpness.
At any rate, the fungus hadn't etched in the glass yet and after I removed the rear element and cleaned it, it was like new.
Good luck.
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