Fungus.

dorts · 3rd May 2007

Is there any way to check for fungus on the body and lens by myself?

Rashkae · 3rd May 2007

Yeah... Open your eyes.

Seriously, on the body it should be visible as a white fuzz.

On the lens, try holding it against strong light; let the light reflect off the lens elements, look for spiderweb-like cloudy areas.

tribal.snake · 3rd May 2007

try shining a torch light for better viewing. and o, open the aperture to its widest.

fatigue · 3rd May 2007

yes, hold it against a strong light and open to the widest aperture.

If there's no aperture control, you need to click one lever at the back to open up the aperture.

Snoweagle · 3rd May 2007

So to avoid all these, get a dry cabinet to store all yr equipment.

dorts · 3rd May 2007

Thanks for all the replies. It is my old cameras that I am checking for fungus on, as they were stored in a dry box that have silica gels not replaced for a very long time.

I have a Canon that I am not sure if there is fungus or not. From the viewfinder, it seems a bit cloudy.

Snoweagle · 3rd May 2007

Originally Posted by dorts

Thanks for all the replies. It is my old cameras that I am checking for fungus on, as they were stored in a dry box that have silica gels not replaced for a very long time. I have a Canon that I am not sure if there is fungus or not. From the viewfinder, it seems a bit cloudy.

Sent it for cleaning to be safe. As for the dry cabinet, it's the electronic one i'm referring to. Don't trust silica gels to protect yr gear for over a long period of time.

dorts · 4th May 2007

Yep. I do have a dry cabinet now.

To protect my ever so precious E-500.

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Rashkae Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,282	Re: Fungus. Yeah... Open your eyes. Seriously, on the body it should be visible as a white fuzz. On the lens, try holding it against strong light; let the light reflect off the lens elements, look for spiderweb-like cloudy areas.

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Snoweagle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hougang Posts: 11,822	Re: Fungus. So to avoid all these, get a dry cabinet to store all yr equipment. __________________ Canon EOS 5D w/BG-E4, 50 f/1.2 L, 580EX II. Sigma 12-24 f/4.5-5.6, 70-300 f/4-5.6 APO.

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dorts Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hillview Ave, SG Posts: 1,774	Re: Fungus. Thanks for all the replies. It is my old cameras that I am checking for fungus on, as they were stored in a dry box that have silica gels not replaced for a very long time. I have a Canon that I am not sure if there is fungus or not. From the viewfinder, it seems a bit cloudy. __________________ Keneth Tan's Flickr!

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dorts Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hillview Ave, SG Posts: 1,774	Re: Fungus. Yep. I do have a dry cabinet now. To protect my ever so precious E-500. __________________ Keneth Tan's Flickr!