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- From: zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au
- Subject: Re: Fungus on lens
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.202804.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>
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- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
- References: <b4u503EKc3Bd00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> <2300088@hpgrla.gr.hp.com> <1992Dec22.095521.17861@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM> <1992Dec24.014716.6155@bony1.bony.com> <1he35pINNii5@crcnis1.unl.edu>
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 11:28:04 GMT
-
- In article <1he35pINNii5@crcnis1.unl.edu>, vporguen@unlinfo.unl.edu (victor porguen) writes:
- > jake@bony1.bony.com (Jake Livni) writes:
- >
- >>In article <1992Dec22.095521.17861@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM> appy@churchill.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (Pratul.Sharma) writes:
- >
- >>>do it myself. Also how do I avoid fungus killing other lenses.
- >
- Your NOT going to like this... get all your camera bags, lens cases and other
- fabric/leather etc stuff and turn it black, as in ash black. Burn it, and the
- spores from the fungi in the lens.
-
- >>Fungus grows in damp air. Store your lenses and equipment in dryness.
-
- YES
-
- > That's generally good advice. However, in the long run, even mild
- > humidity is enough to allow fungus to grow on polished glass surfaces.
- > The main problem is that the fungus does corrode the surface, and
- > "cleaning" as such is not really possible. You have to re-polish the
- > surface to eliminate all traces of the growth, because the fungus
- > etches the glass surface as it grows on it.
- ...
- > Fungus doesn't "move about" - it's all around us, in the air, in the
- > form of spores. It's all over the world, more in some areas than in
- > others, but it doesn't have to "move" or "jump" from lens to lens...
- > <grin>.
- >
- >>If you're serious about your stuff, get it all cleaned (even if it
- >>costs money) and then keep it clean. You may decide that it's not
- >>worth the money; that's your decision.
- >
- > I wish him luck. If the growth is not too deep, a cleaning might
- > eliminate much of the markings, but not all. Some marks will remain
- > on the glass surfaces unless they are re-polished - which is usually
- > not practical.
- >
-
- Only a few fungi are at home on glass. Trouble is, once they settle in, the
- spores get into all the rest of your gear.
-
- ~Paul
-
-