Today I purchased an open box copy of the GF 120mm f/4 lens from an authorized Fuji dealer (I checked on the Fuji website) on eBay. The purchase price of the lens was $2095. The price was so low because there is a small hair behind the rear element of the lens. Since it is an open box item from an authorized dealer, it will have the full Fuji warranty according to the seller. The seller claimed that the presence of the hair would should not affect image quality. I may have made a very expensive mistake in buying this lens. I have a few questions that I am hoping forum members can answer:
1) How likely is it that the debris will not affect image quality?
2) The seller stated that since it is a weather sealed lens, the debris was probably introduced during manufacture and may be covered under warranty. How likely is this?
3) If it is not covered under warranty, has anyone had experience having a Fuji lens cleaned and if so, how much Fuji charges for cleaning a lens?
If the debris doesn't affect image quality, I may just let it be if it is unlikely that Fuji would clean the lens under warranty and it would cost more than a couple of hundred dollars to get it cleaned.
Thanks for any feedback/advice forum members can offer.