[glend (Glen)]

The objective arrived from iStar this afternoon. I was initially very happy to see it, but it was clear the box had been through the wars (see photo). I noticed that there was dirt (or a small scratch) inbetween the objective glass elements - pretty much right in the middle. I have to wonder how it could have been checked prior to shipment.

I have emailed Ales in the Euro office about this and sent him the photos.

Pretty disappointed, and this is going to throw my entire build project up in the air and I have stopped work for now. If I send it back, it's going to cost me, and add probably three weeks minimum to the build. I don't think I should have to disassemble it and try to clean it .