EF 24-105 f/4L Flaring/Ghosting Issue

[benspires]

Hi,

I'm looking for some advice about this lens I purchased a couple of months ago.

I seem to get excessive flaring and ghosting when shooting in bright light. I do expect to get some of these artifacts especially when shooting directly in to the sun but I'm concerned there may be an issue with the copy I have. I've seen that some of the older models suffered from this but the date code on this one is from 2013. 

This was taken with no filters and hood on at f/16 on my 60D - I would expect the starring to be more defined at this aperture, and I wouldn't expect to see the flare in the trees on the left: 

Here's another, this time with the sun out of shot:

Would appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks

Ben

[MikeSowsun]

I can't say for sure if that flare is excessive as almost any lens will flare under the right conditions. Here is some info on the original Canon recall: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/canon-flare.shtml

If it is still on Warranty I would send it in just to be sure. 

Here is what Canon said about it way back then:  

From Canon USA

We have recently discovered a problem with early production samples of the 
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens in which flare occurs at an unacceptable level under 
certain conditions. The flare is most obvious in the wide zoom and wide aperture 
settings.

[Mykolas]

benspires,

For your reference, the complete service advisory is posted on our website.  Please refer to the following link:

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/professional/lenses/ef_lenses/ef_24_105mm_f_4l_is_usm?pageKeyC...

If you have one of the affected lenses, you will need to contact our Customer Support Center.  The contact information is listed at the bottom of the service advisory.