New Canon S45 got "Fungus"?

mystrix · 24th December 2002

Hi, just got my S45 and realise that the lens that is behind the 1st glass(lens) got some funny looking residue.. like look kinda like mould or fungus to me... as well as a reasonable amount of dust on the sides of the entire lens, which is visible under close inspection and strong lighting.

I believe that this is not normal for the S45 ... can anyone confirm this... (me previous owner of the S40, heh.... clear as crystal).

mpenza · 24th December 2002

bring back to shop to exchange....

mystrix · 24th December 2002

Yes... I will be going back to the shop to exchange it. Thou the "residue" doesn't affect the picture quanlity at the moment... if really is fungus, the fungus will spread right?

RSKeisuke · 26th December 2002

Are you referring to the specks at the corners of the lens which you can't rub off?

I got the same on mine too!

I went back to Canon Customer Centre and they brought their set to show me it's on every set...

Should I trust them?

Do let me know if you manage to get one without the specks... (they actually looked like burnt marks at four corners of the lens)

mystrix · 27th December 2002

Yes, My friend got a S45 with almost no "burnt" marks. Very very little and almost un-noticeable.

Mine however got a slightly larger patch... the few sets which I examine when i brought back to change had the same problem... some had less... and some was way worse...QA not that good heh... mabbe the lack of QC/QA cause this cam to have a lower selling price than the previous S40 cams.

27th December 2002

my just brought my s45 last week , after saw this thread..... i also realise some thing look like fungus but not fungus thing after the first lens.... then i go back for exchange then they say this is the common problem of s45.. every camera got this thing...... will this thing will affect the quality and sharpness of the picture.....

mystrix · 29th December 2002

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Originally posted by BaByLoOn
my just brought my s45 last week , after saw this thread..... i also realise some thing look like fungus but not fungus thing after the first lens.... then i go back for exchange then they say this is the common problem of s45.. every camera got this thing...... will this thing will affect the quality and sharpness of the picture.....

So far all my shots turn out quite nicely...

Anyway, canon tech support also confirmed with me that the cloudy stuff is common on all their S45. I guess this could very cause many S45 with slightly more clouds to be left on the shelf for a long long time. Like I said, anyone buying can pick a nice cloud-free cam as you are the person cashing out like 1K for the cam.

24th December 2002	#1
mystrix Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 51	New Canon S45 got "Fungus"? Hi, just got my S45 and realise that the lens that is behind the 1st glass(lens) got some funny looking residue.. like look kinda like mould or fungus to me... as well as a reasonable amount of dust on the sides of the entire lens, which is visible under close inspection and strong lighting. I believe that this is not normal for the S45 ... can anyone confirm this... (me previous owner of the S40, heh.... clear as crystal).

24th December 2002	#2
mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	bring back to shop to exchange....

26th December 2002	#4
RSKeisuke Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Punggol, Singapore Posts: 61	Are you referring to the specks at the corners of the lens which you can't rub off? I got the same on mine too! I went back to Canon Customer Centre and they brought their set to show me it's on every set... Should I trust them? Do let me know if you manage to get one without the specks... (they actually looked like burnt marks at four corners of the lens)

27th December 2002	#5
mystrix Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 51	Yes, My friend got a S45 with almost no "burnt" marks. Very very little and almost un-noticeable. Mine however got a slightly larger patch... the few sets which I examine when i brought back to change had the same problem... some had less... and some was way worse...QA not that good heh... mabbe the lack of QC/QA cause this cam to have a lower selling price than the previous S40 cams.

27th December 2002	#6
BaByLoOn Guests Posts: n/a	my just brought my s45 last week , after saw this thread..... i also realise some thing look like fungus but not fungus thing after the first lens.... then i go back for exchange then they say this is the common problem of s45.. every camera got this thing...... will this thing will affect the quality and sharpness of the picture.....