Another "What's in the Box?" photo.

[vintagesnaps]

What a shame... pretty set of filters though, kind of like Christmas lights.

 

[tirediron]

I don' think it's separation...

 

[Mike_E]

Have you tried cleaning it?

It looks a little like condensation marks.

 

[480sparky]

I first thought someone had sprayed it with lens cleaner then never cleaned it all off. But it's inside the lens. Either on the back of the front element or the next lens in.

 

[480sparky]

After a bit of research, the spots are what is called 'fungus etch pits'.

That many will kill an image's contrast, and create halos when shooting into bright lights.

So it's gonna go back.

 

[tirediron]

 

[minicoop1985]

That's a pretty crappy turn of events there. Oh well, there's others, right? Schrodinger's lens: it both has fungus and does not have fungus until opened.

 

[480sparky]

Yeah, there's others. But not at $150 shipped.

Oh well, it's boxed up, labeled and tracking number created. It starts it's return trip tomorrow.

And I'll bet dollars to doughnuts the seller will say, "I don't see no fungus!" To which I'll send him the photo, "So what's all these spots that look like the Andromeda galaxy?"