Lens Fungus Removal

2 years 1 day ago #736719 by Crazyguy
My sister just found some old cameras that our dad gave us a number of years ago.  These cameras and lenses haven't been used in 20+ years.  The problem is that a couple of the lenses have some fungus in them.  How can this stuff get removed?  

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2 years 18 hours ago #736730 by TCav
You can remove the fungus simply by leaving the lens out in direct sunlight. The UV will kill the fungus.

The problem is that the etching that the fungus caused will remain, and there's not much you can do about that short of  replacing the affected optics.


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1 year 11 months ago #736772 by David Dettman
I was going to recommend just drop off the lens at a camera shop to have it professionally cleaned out.  But Tcav brought up something I had no idea about!  Tcav - from your experience will that remaining residue be noticed in photos?  


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1 year 11 months ago #736780 by TCav

David Dettman wrote: from your experience will that remaining residue be noticed in photos?  


Like anything else on the surface of a lens, it will be out-of-focus but it will lessen the contrast, the degree of which depends on the extent of the etching.


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1 year 11 months ago #736974 by Nikon Shooter
I haven't had this nightmarish experience yet… fingers crossed!

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