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It would be better if we could get a closer look.
Save yourself a LOT of grief, just send it in for service.
Schneideritis.
There's no reason to send in this lens or to intervene in any sort of way. It's as the others said Schneideritis, which is basically harmless.
There doesn't have to be anything white in the lens. The light just bounces off the edges of the lens elements, which are a matte surface which will scatter light. This doesn't happen on the glued surface since the glue fills the gaps and makes an interface that doesn't scatter. A bit like your marble kitchen countertop looking more contrasty when it's wet, or why oiled wood has a richer hue.
This is Schneideritis, guaranteed. There's nothing that needs to be done, it has zero affect on your photographs.
It's hard to tell exactly from the photo, but those look like water droplets [...] I don't recall seeing white spots like these before, in my experience, which stretches back over 50+ years, but who knows. If it is actually a fungus, it is unusual be cause fungus in lenses usually spreads out in a filmy manner over the surface. As to "Schneideritis" I suppose it is possible, but inside the lens there is nothing white as I recall [...]
I've never seen something exactly like this before
Schneideritis.
Yes, absolutely. There is zero doubt that this is what you're seeing.Does the second photo confirm Schneideritis in your mind?
Let's put this doggie to bed.
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