Wow! I think you have a defective L lens. I own several and beat the crap out of them including wiping them with everything from my t shirt to scott tissue and no issues. Peter K On 1/23/06, dnygr <dnygr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I've noted on some of my Canon L lenses, that they also get spots on them > where it appears the coating has been lost. > > Doug Nygren > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > -- Peter K Ó¿Õ¬