Flake of glass or plastic INSIDE my EF 50mm f/1.4

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited April 2010 in Lifestyle
The wonderful gift that you guys got me for Expo last year has a major problem. There's a flake of glass or plastic inside the lens. It hasn't been dropped or jarred or anything. Today I was putting it on to take a photo and I noticed it. At first I thought it was on the optics, so I cleaned them thoroughly but no, there it still was, clear as a bell. It's not exactly small either. It's about 2mmx1mm in a triangular shape, and when magnified it makes a major impact on the image.

I tried gently shaking the lens to see if I could knock it off the optics, but it's firmly stuck due to static or whatever.

The lens is still under warranty (it's close, though), so I'm sending it back to Canon.

Anybody else ever have any weird issues like this? :(

Comments

  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    :(

    Sucks man. Quite surprising coming from a Canon lens, I understand them to have rigid quality control on their glass.

    And I saw in a tweet that you'll have to pay shipping? What a mess.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Never had or seen such an issue. Bummer. :(
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    At least it's still under warranty. Let me know if you need any thing from me. I think I left the invoice in the box, but i'm not sure.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    shwaip wrote:
    At least it's still under warranty. Let me know if you need any thing from me. I think I left the invoice in the box, but i'm not sure.

    I think I'll need a copy of the proof of purchase, I didn't see it in the box.

    Did you buy it online?
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Yeah, I bought it online through amazon. want me to fwd the emails I have?
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    plime did you get the amazon invoice?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    I did. Thank you :D
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Canon received my lens today, inspected it, and judged it worthy: Warranty repair is fully covered—manufacturing defect :D

    Thanks again, Shwaiples
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Huzzah!!
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    sweet...glad it worked out.
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