dirt inside the lens

posted this in the general photography section but realised it was probably the wrong section.

Found this whilst inspecting the lens. how does this get in there and should i be worried about the fact that has got in there? could it be affecting the focusing? How can I remove it?

i have had the lens for less than a year so could i just send it back to Tamron or Adorama where i bought it

It's common for the odd speck of dust to get into a lens, but I don't know what those white spots are. Assuming they are not just reflections, I would worry about them. That's not normal.

Small isolated particles or stains in the lens would only slightly affect image quality, and not always to a noticeable degree. If anything, you'd just see a reduction in sharpness. Focusing as such would not be affected.

Disassembly is a professional job.

Sod the dirt, how did that long hair get in there!

My advice: contact Tamron first, and then arrange to get the lens looked at.

You can get small specks of dust inside a lens, especially zoom lenses that can "suck" in air as you extend the lens. But a hair, and those white specks...!

The trouble is, they may view it as unfair wear-and-tear (for example, leaving the lens in a warm damp environment may encourage fungus spores - that's not the manufacturer's fault). So phone them up, talk nicely to them, and ask what they can do first

Matt

The white marks look like bubbles in the glass - quite common in Russian optics, but I've never seen any in a Japanese lens :

R

Many thanks for your comments. And when I meant dirt I did mean the hair and the white marks which both happen to be under the top glass. I am still not sure if the presence of the dirt somehow affected the focusing or if there is more dirt elsewhere affecting the optics.

I will try and contact Tamron first and if I don't get any joy I will contact Adorama.