Is it normal for Nikon 10-24mm to have air bubbles?
I was excited to but a super wide angle lens (Nikkor 10-24) which cost $820) for my nikon but to my surprise found air bubbles inside the glass… This is not in the central part but rather where outer circle of glass fuses with the black plastic on the inside components. I'm wondering if this is normal or not… So far the images I've taken seem fine. Please leave your comments.
***Wondering if anyone who owns the lens can tell me***
See pictures here:
http://www.anthonymickealphotography.com/1/post/2012/10/bubbles-inside-my-new-nikon-10-24mm.html
Added (1). I was just wondering if exchanging it will give me the same thing… Maybe its nikons standard for this model (because it happens where the glass fuses with the plastic internly, Anyways I'm having Amazon replace it and will update you guys…
Return the lens. Bubbles in the lens elements are NOT normal
Your photographs show what looks like dust, something else that should not be there either.
Call Nikon and have them take care of it if you did not buy it from a local camera shop. If you did buy it locally, return it to them and have them replace it
No lens should have bubbles in the glass.
No of course it shouldn't have bubbles, but I would double check to make sure they aren't dust. Lenses are hand made and checked throughly. It's pretty hard to find an error like this. It may not matter though. The front element of a lens should be thought of as a light gathering orifice and less of a lens. You would be shocked to see how much you can get away with on the front element and never ever see it. I'll give an extreme example. Lets say you have a 500mm lens, and your shooting at a baseball park. Your taking pictures of the outfield or whatever. The only problem you have is that the entire park is surrounded in chain link fence. No way to not have it in front of you. Well it doesn't matter, you can shoot right through the fence and never see it in the picture. I'm not saying your 10-24mm can do that, but a few bubbles or dust is probably not going to show up. On the other hand, bubbles could catch light and send a beam right down the shaft, so use your judgement.