Dust spots inside lens - clean worth while?

[citrus]

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My WATE has three visible dust spots inside the lens barrel - no idea how they got there. I am not sure if they will appear on the pictures when shooting at f16 - I think it will harm the picture somewhat in any case, or?

 

I see dust on the sensor easily - but does dust inside the lns also get visible - I do not think so, but I hve seen people in the forum that say it does. As I have no way to compare I dont really know what to think.

 

How much is lens cleaning at Leica anyway - anybody have some xperience?

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[carstenw]

It normally isn't visible, but try to shoot a wall at f/16 and see if you can find anything.

[Guest darkstar2004]

Dust inside a lens is irritating, but I have never seen it cause any negative results on the photographs made with those lenses.

 

Seems like it could possibly be an issue if you were photographing into a bright light source; you might want to give that a try and see what results you get. Also, try photographing a clear blue sky - use E6 film for both tests.

 

If neither test produces problems, try to not worry about the dust. Dust inside a lens is pretty much inevitable, unless you buy a lens, never open the box and seal it up in shrink wrap.

[charlesphoto99]

You probabl;y aren't going to get the best performance out of this lens at f16 anyway (or any Leica M lens for that matter).

 

Every lens I've ever owned by every manufacturer gets dust inside at some point. Not really an issue.