Jeff Keller wrote
>Fungus in the mirror chamber? ... It's pretty common for the foam to break
>down and leave marks on either the mirror or the pentaprism. I don't think
>I've seen fungus in the camera itself. The camera doesn't seem to suck in
>the fungus spores and provide as nice of a humid environment as a lens.
In the past year and a half I've bought several cameras that had what I
would describe as fungus/mold in the mirror chamber/compartment. I don't
know how else to describe the whitish looking spots that appear on the
black components that form the compartment. Granted, I've not come across
what I would consider to be fungus/mold on a mirror. Down here in our
relatively humid Georgia climate it doesn't take much for a body to develop
this condition when it's been stored, with lens attached, in an attic or
basement. In the worst cases I could smell the moldy odor as soon as I
picked up the body. Fortunately, the stuff comes off with careful
applications of denatured alcohol. The accompanying lenses are another
story. I have a growing collection of paperweights that look terrific on
the outside but are text book examples of fungus on the inside.
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving-well at least those of you in
countries that celebrated the holiday this past Thursday.
Gary
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