DanFrank Senior Member  380 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2010 Location: Buffalo, NY More info | Jul 12, 2012 18:21 | #1 Have the opportunity to buy a Canon 17-55 lens from a friend for $700. Only thing is, there is a little dust specks under the front element. Should I be concerned or jump on it and clean it myself (which I dont know how to do). Comes with original everything + lens hood.  Gear "A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others"
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StirFryALot Senior Member 679 posts Joined Aug 2010 Location: Berkeley, Ca More info | Jul 12, 2012 18:25 | #2 Dust doesn't really affect IQ. Cleaning it is a VERY easy procedure, takes maybe ten minutes. Buy it, that's a smoking deal. You'll love it. Flickr
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phreaknes Member 190 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2011 Location: St Louis More info | Jul 12, 2012 18:28 | #3 Common problem. Clean it, put a good filter in front and won't have to worry about it. Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permissions of another.
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kMatt Member 113 posts Joined Mar 2012 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada More info | Jul 12, 2012 18:29 | #4 The 17-55 is the ultimate lens for a crop body. 700$ for the lens is a greeeeaaat deal, if you do need help cleaning the dust out, there are multiple videos across the web that will help you in that process.
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Jul 12, 2012 19:50 | #5 Wow, you will never find it that cheap and you know the seller and the history, buy it NOW! Cameras: 7D2, S100
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nightcat Goldmember 4,533 posts Likes: 28 Joined Aug 2008 More info | Jul 12, 2012 20:18 | #6 If a 17-55mm 2.8 didn't contain dust, I would think there is something wrong with it.
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Naturalist Adrift on a lonely vast sea 5,768 posts Likes: 1250 Joined May 2007 More info | Jul 12, 2012 20:55 | #7 I just learned last week how easy it is to clean this thing and I'm a LOT happier now. Watch a Youtube video and just do it - easy as pie.
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pyrojim Goldmember 1,882 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jan 2010 Location: San Jose, CA More info | You almost got a deal as good as I got. almost PhaseOne H25
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EC.Photo Member  232 posts Joined Mar 2011 Location: Switzerland More info | Jul 13, 2012 02:49 | #9 Agreed, best lens there is in the EF-S range, should've been L-marked. It does love dust though.
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Superdaantje Senior Member  557 posts Likes: 10 Joined Aug 2010 Location: Netherlands More info | Common problem with the 17-55. Do you see the dust on you pictures ? When using f/22 ? Wagner.photography -
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Jul 13, 2012 07:10 | #11 EC.Photo wrote in post #14710159  Agreed, best lens there is in the EF-S range, should've been L-marked. It does love dust though. Would need a metal barrel and ideally some sealing (for the dust..), but yeah, it's a great lens. Cameras: 7D2, S100
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