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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 525111" data-attributes="member: 7240"><p>Dust will not show in photos and is really not worth worrying about. See this:</p><p><a href="http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2008/10/front-element-scratches" target="_blank">LensRentals.com - Front Element Scratches</a></p><p></p><p>Disassembling, cleaning and re-assembling a cheap plastic zoom is usually not cost effective. Furthermore the effect won't last, since the zooming action causes airflow in and out of the lens sucking more dust in.</p><p></p><p>If you had something like AIS 58mm f/1.2 Noct or a rare AF 28mm f/1.4D, and the lens really was dirty - or maybe fungus or insects inside - then definitely a few hundred's worth of clean and lube would make sense. </p><p></p><p>In your case the best course of action is to keep on shooting and quit worrying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 525111, member: 7240"] Dust will not show in photos and is really not worth worrying about. See this: [url=http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2008/10/front-element-scratches]LensRentals.com - Front Element Scratches[/url] Disassembling, cleaning and re-assembling a cheap plastic zoom is usually not cost effective. Furthermore the effect won't last, since the zooming action causes airflow in and out of the lens sucking more dust in. If you had something like AIS 58mm f/1.2 Noct or a rare AF 28mm f/1.4D, and the lens really was dirty - or maybe fungus or insects inside - then definitely a few hundred's worth of clean and lube would make sense. In your case the best course of action is to keep on shooting and quit worrying. [/QUOTE]
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