Frustrated, please help

swiftparkour94 · Nov 8, 2012

Pictures are beautiful! When I take pictures of plain looking things and if I see dust, I'm paying locally to fix it. If I find no one to for some reason then I'll do it myself, just gotta know how to get the glue out of the screw safely. I'm good with DIY's so if you're all flipping out over that, keep it to yourself and let me learn my lesson unless there is something I need to be aware of. All this 'dust free' environment stuff is stupid, how would have the dust got in there in the first place? It's NOT dust free

MLeeK · Nov 8, 2012

swiftparkour94 said:
Pictures are beautiful! When I take pictures of plain looking things and if I see dust, I'm paying locally to fix it. If I find no one to for some reason then I'll do it myself, just gotta know how to get the glue out of the screw safely. I'm good with DIY's so if you're all flipping out over that, keep it to yourself and let me learn my lesson unless there is something I need to be aware of. All this 'dust free' environment stuff is stupid, how would have the dust got in there in the first place? It's NOT dust free

IT'S UNDER WARRANTY! INSTEAD OF VOIDING THE WARRANTY SIMPLY SEND IT IN FOR SERVICING. FREE OF CHARGE.

JAC526 · Nov 8, 2012

MLeeK said:
swiftparkour94 said:

Pictures are beautiful! When I take pictures of plain looking things and if I see dust, I'm paying locally to fix it. If I find no one to for some reason then I'll do it myself, just gotta know how to get the glue out of the screw safely. I'm good with DIY's so if you're all flipping out over that, keep it to yourself and let me learn my lesson unless there is something I need to be aware of. All this 'dust free' environment stuff is stupid, how would have the dust got in there in the first place? It's NOT dust free

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IT'S UNDER WARRANTY! INSTEAD OF VOIDING THE WARRANTY SIMPLY SEND IT IN FOR SERVICING. FREE OF CHARGE.

Why do you even bother?

Swift...good luck.

pixmedic · Nov 8, 2012

He said he bought it used. It might not be under warranty anymore. Not sure how tamron handles warranties if ownership is transferred or if he doesnt have proof of purchase. He would have to call tamron with the serial number to check.

swiftparkour94 · Nov 8, 2012

MLeeK said:
IT'S UNDER WARRANTY! INSTEAD OF VOIDING THE WARRANTY SIMPLY SEND IT IN FOR SERVICING. FREE OF CHARGE.

How do I know if it was under warranty? For all I know it could have been from a grey market. People already said I couldn't after unscrewing the screws. I'm getting mixed information

Superfitz · Nov 8, 2012

That is awesome. It is good to see someone who is willing to explore the DIY realm instead of depending on someone else to do it for you. That glue is more than likely an epoxy. That is almost impossible to scrape out. Normally you would hear the epoxy directly, but I would not recommend that on a lens. You could try heating the tip of a screwdriver and pushing that into the epoxy. You could also try melting the epoxy with a soldering iron, but you would need an extremely steady hand to attempt that. Don't let everyone get you down. It is your lens do whatever you want with it.

swiftparkour94 · Nov 8, 2012

pixmedic said:
He said he bought it used. It might not be under warranty anymore. Not sure how tamron handles warranties if ownership is transferred or if he doesnt have proof of purchase. He would have to call tamron with the serial number to check.

Yea the serial is fine and not scratched out. I'll call after my vacation and see what I can work out. Here's a question I've always wondered, do lens retailers (Tamron, Sigma, Canon, etc.) sell parts of lenses to replace yourself, like the elements?

gardy · Nov 8, 2012

I doubt it they sell parts at all. There is a pretty good video (that I can't find now) that shows how much dirt, grime, fingerprints, and even cracks in and on the front element that you would have to look hard to see in a normal shot

Rob99 · Nov 8, 2012

It's blue loctite which is on there for a reason but you can remove it from the screw with methylene chloride. Which you can get at any hardware store for a few dollars. Methylene chloride also welds plastic together but as such an experienced diy'er you know this.

Good luck!

MLeeK · Nov 8, 2012

I feel like I am babysitting...
Contact the guy who sold it to you and find out if he has the original receipt or credit card purchase record. Ask for a copy.
Contact Tamron. Find out if it is under warranty.
Seems to me that would be common sense PRIOR to attempting to service the lens yourself.

swiftparkour94 · Nov 8, 2012

Superfitz said:
That is awesome. It is good to see someone who is willing to explore the DIY realm instead of depending on someone else to do it for you. That glue is more than likely an epoxy. That is almost impossible to scrape out. Normally you would hear the epoxy directly, but I would not recommend that on a lens. You could try heating the tip of a screwdriver and pushing that into the epoxy. You could also try melting the epoxy with a soldering iron, but you would need an extremely steady hand to attempt that. Don't let everyone get you down. It is your lens do whatever you want with it.

Best comment on this thread, we need more people like you! Thanks! This is going to be my last resort option. Do you think UV filters will keep dust permanently out of the front element? I'm going to get a multi-coated Hoya asap off of Amazon.

SCraig · Nov 8, 2012

MLeeK said:
I feel like I am babysitting...
Contact the guy who sold it to you and find out if he has the original receipt or credit card purchase record. Ask for a copy.
Contact Tamron. Find out if it is under warranty.
Seems to me that would be common sense PRIOR to attempting to service the lens yourself.

It's a moot point now. If he calls they may tell him it is still under warranty, but once they get it and see the thread locker removed from those screws they will button it back up, send it back, and refuse to touch it. Either that or charge for the repairs. His warranty went down the tubes when he loosened that first screw.

Superfitz · Nov 8, 2012

swiftparkour94 said:
Best comment on this thread, we need more people like you! Thanks! This is going to be my last resort option. Do you think UV filters will keep dust permanently out of the front element? I'm going to get a multi-coated Hoya asap off of Amazon.

If it is loctite like rob66 mentioned instead of epoxy then my method may not work. You could try though. The uv filter will just protect from scratches. Dust can still get in the lens when you zoom or just through crevices in the lens housing. There isn't much you can do about that. I'm kind of picky about dust being in my lenses too. Even if it doesn't affect image quality, it still drives me nuts.