Could be your fingerprints or worse fungus for all we know. Would be better off buying a new camera than repair at this time. Looks like even my mid tier smartphone cam is better than TS's pictures

........not sure if you think fungus as mushroom growing inside lens . Google lens fungus. If there are enough fungi, dust and smear, it will blur the image due to out of focus blurring of particles on lens.

Btw, this is 2017, have you taken any present samples? If image gotten worse than 2013, it proves my theory. Otherwise, could be just the varying quality based on focal length settings.

Well just guessing here since the sypmtom looks oddly familiar. Is there anything in front of the lens by any chance?

Try to use torchlight and shine into the lens just to check if anything inside the lens also.

No you don't. Otherwise you won't be saying block entire lens for some reason

I think enough of fungi debate.

......now I'm even more curious how you get that close up shot.

Cannot see clearly, but is there a filter attached to the front? Cause there should be something written in front, but can't see. If there is, how about taking that off and take another shot.

You sure? Cause I can see a bit of 4.3mm at your lens corner which seems like blocked by something. Maybe try checking real close if got filter on it. Cause funnily I heard of cases where people didn't even realise there is a filter in front cause they bought it second hand.

Well, if that's just the barrel zoom extension, guess it's your camera defect.

This is what I google on your camera model:


This is yours:


This post has been edited by TrialGone: Nov 13 2017, 07:21 PM

Well, guess it is kaput.......... in 'sharpness' sense. Though I'm not sure if it's just cause of settings issue, lens coating issue, different sharpness at different zoom pointed out by others, or whatnot. You can try to repair it, but really what's the point