I am led to believe that some fungus can, after a time actually etch the
glass. How it does this baffles me - but then I am not a biochemist.
Apparently some emit acidic matter and this actually pits the glass over a
long period. People that are into old telescopes, binocular and other optics
are familiar with this. I would imagine though that in this state most
lenses would be well beyond economic repair.
Cheers
Lee
----Original Message Follows----
From: Steve Goss <stevegoss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Using lenses with fungus
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 21:35:29 -0500
...And if you're tossing, feel free to toss my way.
Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
Gary Edwards wrote:
Wrong thinking, Aaron. The spores are ALWAYS present in the environment
and
in your lenses. They only become a problem when the environment is right
for their growth - warm & humid. Keep all your lensesdry. Little if any
addtional risk due to the presence of one lens with fungus damage. But if
it's too bad to use, fix it or toss it. See
http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/mf/fungus.html
Courtesy of Acer's site.
Gary Edwards
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Ginn" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Using lenses with fungus
Is there any risk on using "fungy" lenses? I mean, are they able to
"contaminate" bodies/bellows/other lenses? Should I storage them apart
from
my clean glass?
If the spores got in, they can get out. Personally, unless I had the lens
professionally cleaned, I'd toss it. No sense putting all your other
equipment at risk.
Aaron
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