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Take an out of focus shot at f/22 against a plain white background and tell us again if you have no spec's...
On a slightly more serious note, I used to very OCD about the cleanliness of my gear. A slight dust mote on the focusing screen, or visible dust bunnies on images at apertures so narrow that I never use them and I used to go into a frenzy trying to eradicate them. However, that is not the road to peace of mind as you might win the dust battle but you'll be forever fighting the war.
Now I take a much more relaxed approach, there's a few tiny specs in the viewfinder that cause me no ill as they don't appear on shots and I now only reach for the sensor cleaning kit if there spots visible at f/11 as I don't shoot narrower than that very often.
Already tried and my sensor needs a scrub, no lens mark showing up though.
With M43 I'm never stopping down much beyond F8, for macro I'll go F11-16 if needed but even those sensor bunnies won't be showing up in those cases. They barely do at f22
What bothers me is that this was brand new out the box, it tells me it wasn't checked by QC and I still don't know if it'll affect images in harsh light, will it cause flare or glare or ghosties? That's what will play on my mind, also the re-sale part of it. I sell on gear all the time, if I find I'm not using it enough I'd rather someone else did and I can try something else. I'm not the kind to keep every lens I ever bought, or I'd need a shed dedicated to them!