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Beginner Mold on lenses
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It's fungus.
It tends to happen to any lens that isn't stored properly - low humidity.
A silica gel pack should be kept close to a lens if it is stored for a while, and the gel pack refreshed or changed every now and then.
Don't buy one if it has fungus, it's just not worth it,
It tends to happen to any lens that isn't stored properly - low humidity.
A silica gel pack should be kept close to a lens if it is stored for a while, and the gel pack refreshed or changed every now and then.
Don't buy one if it has fungus, it's just not worth it,
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You'll have noticed it on a 'few adverts' if you've been scouring for bargains.
It's not uncommon, but not something I'd be concerned about...
Because I don't have any affected lenses, and I won't be importing the problem by buying any.
Be aware that the mould spores can become airborne and spread to your other lenses.
Unless you're desperate to get hold of a bargain lens of a particular type, just avoid any mouldy lenses like the plague.
It's not uncommon, but not something I'd be concerned about...
Because I don't have any affected lenses, and I won't be importing the problem by buying any.
Be aware that the mould spores can become airborne and spread to your other lenses.
Unless you're desperate to get hold of a bargain lens of a particular type, just avoid any mouldy lenses like the plague.
Any lens can suffer from it if the storage conditions are wrong. Quite a number of threads on various forums on the subject.
At one end of the scale some swear by special humidity-controlled cabinets for lens storage, whilst at the other there is me with my fingers crossed!
I just make sure I reduce opportunities for my lenses to get wet/damp, so avoid/manage situations where condensation could be a problem; always wipe them down and make sure they're dry before storage if they get wet for some reason, etc, but at the end of the day the fungus spores are all around all the time on everything and simply wait for the right (wrong?) conditions to grow.
At one end of the scale some swear by special humidity-controlled cabinets for lens storage, whilst at the other there is me with my fingers crossed!
I just make sure I reduce opportunities for my lenses to get wet/damp, so avoid/manage situations where condensation could be a problem; always wipe them down and make sure they're dry before storage if they get wet for some reason, etc, but at the end of the day the fungus spores are all around all the time on everything and simply wait for the right (wrong?) conditions to grow.
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Sounds right
I've never had any problems over several decades, but then I don't shove things in a cardboard box and leave them in the loft/garage for years. Speaking of which, a garage studio or converted shed is probably not the best place to store high voltage electrical equipment either.
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If you really want to have a go this may be interesting, https://petapixel.com/2016/09/29/remove-fungus-lens/, fungus is everywhere, your other lenses cant 'catch it' unles the conditions are right, then it will occur anyway.