Francis, I don't know what it is, but would guess lens separation. The coatings coming off wouldn't look like this. Send it back, now! The fix will be expensive. How did the seller not disclose this defect? Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 4:19 AM, Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bonjour my fine friends! > I just bought a Tamron 300mm f2.8 through ebay. But there's something > fishy with it. One of the elements has a blueish water-mark type blemish > near one edge. Is this the coating separating? Is it likely to increase? > can it be fixed? > > Here are some pictures of the problem: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr-fm/2604713874/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr-fm/2603886689 > > The ebay seller seems to be straight and is willing to refund me. But > I've been trying to get my hands one of these lenses for three months so > I'm not that thrilled with the idea. > > I would be very grateful for any wisdom or suggestions on the matter. > > Thanks for your help, > Francis > > www.islandlight.ca > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
