AboutJohn and Chris Expertise We are both professional photographers, with over 15 years experience. We can answer questions about photography, as well as questions about cameras from the 60s to 90s. (extensive 35mm, quite a bit of other formats.) Please, no darkroom questions.
Expert: John and Chris Date: 4/5/2006 Subject: Dust in zoom lens
Question I see particles of dust inside my Albinar ADG Zoom lens. Is this a common problem? Can I take the lens apart and clean it myself?
Answer Jeffery,
It is a common problem... though it's not much of a problem. It is not something you can clean yourself and is generally not worth having done professionally. The cost of the cleaning would be more than your lens is worth. Just ignore it. The dust is VERY unlikely to actually show up in pictures except under some unusual lighting conditions... if even then.
