lens fungus - DPChallenge Forums

08/10/2007 07:02:57 PM · #1

NOO, i just find out oen of my lens have soem fungus... is my 50 1.4.
the fungus is inside!. what can i do? is there anyway to clean it?
anyone had tihs problem before?

thanks in advance

rene

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

08/10/2007 07:24:06 PM · #2

anyone?

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

08/10/2007 07:29:16 PM · #3

I think the only thing that can be done is to send it back to canon and have it dismantled and cleaned.

Good Luck

Strikeslip

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

08/10/2007 07:43:46 PM · #4

Gold Bond?

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

08/10/2007 10:07:10 PM · #5

someone had any fungus to??

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm f/4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

08/10/2007 10:30:54 PM · #6

Years ago, on a Nikon lens. Needs to go in to a reputable repair shop to be dismantled, cleaned, reassembled and resealed. No way around it.

R.

Message edited by author 2007-08-10 22:31:07.

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

08/10/2007 11:16:57 PM · #7

A lens I picked up with some other camera equipment on eBay has fungus on the glass. I called the local camera shop and they wouldn't touch it. Was told in a friendly, joking manner that I now owned a nice soft focus lens. :)

The problem, I was told (and have since read up on) is that in many cases if the fungus has been on the glass for any amount of time it actually can etch the glass and/or coating.

I've decided to go ahead and try cleaning this particular lens myself using the 50-50 mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. Don't have much to lose in my case (will do it outside to keep those spores away). A basic lens cleaning runs $100, so what the heck - eh?

Here's some links on fungus and camera lens:

Fungi in Photographic Lens
Removing Lens Fungus
Carl Zeiss - Service Info: Fungus On Lenses
Service of Carl Zeiss Cine Lenses

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Nikon D200

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

08/10/2007 11:53:24 PM · #8

I actually dont find fungus to be too much of an issue. I've used a couple old Pentax-M lenses that had a little fungus in them, with no negative effect on optical quality, none that i could see anyways...

Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

08/11/2007 12:04:49 AM · #9

thanks dudes. really appreciate it. the fungus is a litle spot not to big anyway

BakerBug

Canon EOS-20D

08/11/2007 12:13:24 AM · #10

So is fungus a common problem? Is it caused by poor care, or bad luck? Is this more likely to occur in older lenses, or are modern lenses susceptible?