Alas, the lenses like dry air, while I fear leather cases absorb moisture, then
release it.So store any leather pouches separately. from your lenses.
> Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:48:56 +0200
> From: "Marco Tomat" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: R: [OM] Lens fungus
>
> The worse fungus growt I saw was of some LF lenses closed in an air-tight
> (Sinar) case. It occurred on MF lenses closed in cylindric cases too.
> Everytime an air-tight case becomes colder than when it was closed the
> risk of condensation of water on metal and glass surfaces is real.
>
> If you have a case of this kind you should keep it unlocked in order to
> let air pass. Lock it only when going out, that is when you actually use
> it.
>
> Marco
>
> - ----------
> >Da: "Arnab Kumar Banerjee" <arnabkb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >A: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Oggetto: [OM] Lens fungus
> >Data: Dom, 25 apr 1999 5:00
> >
>
> >  Keep lenses in a container (airtight?) with silica gel.
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