Thanks HMan for the feedback. Could you possibly explain in more detail what is happening in my images? Especially in image001.jpg?
Puffer Fish i am skeptical that it is fogging because when i turn my camera for portrait shots, this 'flare effect' (or whatever it is) always appear on the bottom left and right corners. Compare image001.jpg and image002.jpg.
I think image003.jpg is a real lens flare issue..
Or i could be all wrong. Feedback most welcomed!
You are correct that it is always in the bottom corners....but just to show that you are not the only one:
Now look very carefully at this next image... notice the identical blur?
That was taken in very dark conditions, with my strobes at the side..the issue is still there- just looks blurry now.
If, when you see this, you just stop and look at the lens... you will see the fog issue.....when it is around 90 degrees, the lens is clear.. when you have it on the surface at 75, I can see very small water droplets in the air space.. and they tend to be at the bottom corners.
Colder, and the whole thing just hazed over.. making some real lens flair...
I only know what it is, because it is very easy to see when underwater.
Why just the bottom corners? I understand the corners, as that is where the lens are very thin....so would cool faster...but I suspect that sitting the camera upright on the surface results in the top being warmer, but that is just a guess.
Moisture should not ever be an issue with a sealed lens....that it is, tells you they have a moisture problem. My guess is that it was put together in a temperature around 90 degrees, with high humidity.....
You are not the first to complain about this... nor am I... and you will notice that this cronic issue is not being corrected, or even acknowledged... which means getting it fixed is very unlikely.