On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, Garth Wood wrote:
> Well, close inspection of my beloved 100mm F/2.0 Zuiko has revealed a
> fine ghostly white spiderweb tracery on the inside of the front lens
> element, which looks suspiciously like fungus. Damn and Blast It All,
> Anyways. :-/
Fungus in Alberta? I didn't think it would survive the winter :-)
> Anybody recommend a good place to send this baby to for a total cleaning?
> Please keep in mind that I live in Canada, and while I don't have any real
> problems with sending it across a national border, relative speed and a
> fine job are uppermost in my mind. A local friend recommended that (a)
> I keep it far, far away from the tender mercies of W. Carsen Co. Ltd. in
> Don Mills, Ontario (the Canadian importer of Olympus), since their service
> and speed was less than stellar, and (b) that I try Olympus America (who
> might be able to replace the front element if the fungus has progressed
> far enough to "etch" the glass...)
Within Canada there are a few places sanctioned by Olympus (Carsen). You
can find them at the following link (including one in Calgary and one in
Edmonton): http://www.carsengroup.com/conservice.htm
I've only ever used Nortown in Mississauga, and that was a long time ago.
They did an ok job but their turnaround time is long. Good luck with the
repair. Be sure to price a new front element since it may not be as
expensive as you may think (< $100CDN ?).
-mark
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