JNewell
Flashlight Enthusiast
I received this light recently and was surprised to see that the optic seems to have the following issues:
1. There appears to be a huge network of thin lines, almost like a spiderweb, at the rear of the optic.
2. There are many visible pieces of dirt/dust and a fingerprint or two on the optic or between the optic and the rear of the window.
3. There are several places where the adhesive or sealant securing the window to the bezel has extruded out from the rim of the bezel (the biggest is visible at around 9:00 in the first picture below and 11:00 in the middle picture below).
4. As a side matter, the window itself, which was originally anti-reflection coated and free from scratches, has been severely worn, so that none of the AR coating is visible any more and there are a number of scratches in the glass.
Your thoughts and opinions are requested. Pictures below (it was very hard to get decent pictures; I hope these are useful).
1. There appears to be a huge network of thin lines, almost like a spiderweb, at the rear of the optic.
2. There are many visible pieces of dirt/dust and a fingerprint or two on the optic or between the optic and the rear of the window.
3. There are several places where the adhesive or sealant securing the window to the bezel has extruded out from the rim of the bezel (the biggest is visible at around 9:00 in the first picture below and 11:00 in the middle picture below).
4. As a side matter, the window itself, which was originally anti-reflection coated and free from scratches, has been severely worn, so that none of the AR coating is visible any more and there are a number of scratches in the glass.
Your thoughts and opinions are requested. Pictures below (it was very hard to get decent pictures; I hope these are useful).