Originally posted by blende8 Have you ever seen lens dust?
Spots on the rear element look much, much different.
Very large, very soft spots.
Back element? I wouldn't have thought that, as the spots on the rear element look much much different; very large, very soft spots.
...Front-element. Tiny spots on the front element, when a tiny aperture is used, coupled with using the camera output where JPG is used with in-camera JPG sharpening configured on high/max thus creates a halo, looks quite similar. ...They resemble this the effect being discussed here. Just was playing the role of "mr. obvious" to say someone eager to make "I got spots" hysteria might be tricked if all they do is look at "a" shot thru "a" lens.