I just checked out my 65-200 that I picked up on eBay sometime ago that
did'nt have the haze problem, but was totally out of focus at 200mm...A few
months ago Clint did a CLA on it and the prints are tack sharp from 65
through 200...Marty
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From: <clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Hazy 65-200
> Very likely it's just fungus, which MAY be removed with cleaning --
there's no
> way to know without trying.
>
> The "haze" on this one particular element of the 65-200mm is quite unusual
in
> that it is so predictably common! There's GOT to be something about it's
> coating or make-up that promotes this problem. But I doubt strongly if
it's
> truly a "fungus" problem.
>
> Fungus usually needs two "ingredients" -- moisture and warmth. The
easiest to
> deal with is moisture -- keep your lenses dry! If you live in or even
visit an
> area with high humidity or store your lenses in closed cases for long
periods of
> time, invest in some desiccant to store with your equipment. Once your
lenses
> develop fungus, get them cleaned right away -- it will only get worse, and
will
> eventually damage the elements permanently.
>
>
>
> John Wheeler wrote:
>
> > I have some non-Oly lenses (C*n*n) which seem to exhibit the same
malady.
> > They appear to have an evenly distributed mist over some of the interior
> > faces. Is this stuff a form of fungus? Does it form due to humidity or
> > temperature differential? I'd appreciate any comment and/or advice.
> >
> > John.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of C.H.Ling
> > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 12:30 PM
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Hazy 65-200
> >
> > I suggest to return it, I have seen three has this problem, one
> > uncleanable due to long storage in that condition, another one I clean
> > it and the haze came back again, the second time I even clean up the
> > whole tube which holding the elements but the haze also came back two
> > to three months later, after that I decided not to touch the Zuiko
> > 65-200 again.
> >
> > C.H.Ling
> >
> > Tom Scales wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, I just got a 65-200/4 in the mail that I won on ebay. Yep, the
> > > dreaded haze on the second element from the rear. Since I've never
seen it
> > > on one of mine, I forget completely how hard it is to clean.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts? I have to decide whether to return it or have it
cleaned.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Tom
> >
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