It has been my observation, that all lenses are prone to fungus or other
maladies sooner or later. Regardless of whom made them. Although some do
have tendencies to show manufacturing defects, before others of the same
age. As indicated in other replies, it seems more dependent on where
they're stored.
Last I heard fungi were unable to read ;-)
David
William Sommerwerck wrote:
>Last year, when I was near bankruptcy, I sold my Olympus outfit, including
>an 8mm fisheye. (I still have some stuff left, and will shortly post the
>items for a third and final time before they go on e-bay.)
>
>I got a good price for the fisheye from a guy in Brooklyn, but when it
>arrived he complained about fungus on the rear element, which I'd never
>heard of. He returned it to me, and sure enough, there was a gray, feathery
>"something" inside the rear lens element. Fungus or not, it shouldn't have
>been there, and there was no easy way to remove it.
>
>I gave him a reduced price, and he bought most of the rest of my remaining
>lenses. He said Olympus lenses were prone to fungal infection, though I
>can't confirm or deny this.
>
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