Haze on lens

**John C Murphy** · 9-Sep-2005, 14:07

I notice my relatively new Schneider lens is forming a whitish haze on one of the internal elements. Currently, it is only on the outer one-third of the lens, but it seems to be slowly encroaching on the center. What it it? Do I need to send it to Schneider to be cleaned?

**Ugo** · 9-Sep-2005, 14:33

Hi John,

I was wondering: which lens is it?

**John C Murphy** · 9-Sep-2005, 14:41

The lens is the SSXL80.
The affected element seems to be the second from the front, so it is not accessible to me.

**Ugo** · 9-Sep-2005, 14:59

I got the same problem. The seller helped me to deal with Schneider. They actually were very helpful and effective.
We expect a very good customer service for one of their best lens series, don't we?
If you need more detail you could contact me by email directly.
Bye

**Alex Lee** · 11-Sep-2005, 02:31

This is not isolated case if you search this forum. Two brand new SS80XLs at my local dealer also had the same problem, and the third one was good and I bought it. Not sure what caused the problem though.

**Ling Z** · 12-Sep-2005, 19:03

Mine had the same problem, and I returned it to Badger Graphic. Thanks for their excellent service, they replaced it with a new one. You may check another thread here: http://largeformatphotography.info/lfforum/topic/498280.html#513446