B binbeto Senior Member Jan 18, 2002 2,312 0 0 49 Behind a lens www.pbase.com Dec 28, 2002 #1 Is it adviseable to buy fungus-cleaned len? Small pecks of fungus only. If not, is there a way to find out if that lens had been infested or not?
Is it adviseable to buy fungus-cleaned len? Small pecks of fungus only. If not, is there a way to find out if that lens had been infested or not?
M mervin420 New Member Nov 27, 2002 200 0 0 Singapore Visit site Dec 28, 2002 #2 Originally posted by binbeto Is it adviseable to buy fungus-cleaned len? Small pecks of fungus only. If not, is there a way to find out if that lens had been infested or not? Click to expand... i won't advice to buy. simply because by cleaning it, it looks new, but there is a tendency to get infected again. fungus are micro-scopic organisms, can hide in small places. hence cleaning is no 100% sure against reinfection. :thumbsd:
Originally posted by binbeto Is it adviseable to buy fungus-cleaned len? Small pecks of fungus only. If not, is there a way to find out if that lens had been infested or not? Click to expand... i won't advice to buy. simply because by cleaning it, it looks new, but there is a tendency to get infected again. fungus are micro-scopic organisms, can hide in small places. hence cleaning is no 100% sure against reinfection. :thumbsd:
B binbeto Senior Member Jan 18, 2002 2,312 0 0 49 Behind a lens www.pbase.com Dec 28, 2002 #3 Originally posted by mervin420 i won't advice to buy. simply because by cleaning it, it looks new, but there is a tendency to get infected again. fungus are micro-scopic organisms, can hide in small places. hence cleaning is no 100% sure against reinfection. :thumbsd: Click to expand... Even if u keep it in a dry cabinet after cleaning?
Originally posted by mervin420 i won't advice to buy. simply because by cleaning it, it looks new, but there is a tendency to get infected again. fungus are micro-scopic organisms, can hide in small places. hence cleaning is no 100% sure against reinfection. :thumbsd: Click to expand... Even if u keep it in a dry cabinet after cleaning?
M mervin420 New Member Nov 27, 2002 200 0 0 Singapore Visit site Dec 28, 2002 #4 Originally posted by binbeto Even if u keep it in a dry cabinet after cleaning? Click to expand... wellz. u can take the chance that the fungus will not reappear. but there is a high possibility that it would. then will be :bheart: liao. if the lens never kerna fungus before, it would not kerna if kept properly in dry box. take the chance if the price offered is good. IMHO
Originally posted by binbeto Even if u keep it in a dry cabinet after cleaning? Click to expand... wellz. u can take the chance that the fungus will not reappear. but there is a high possibility that it would. then will be :bheart: liao. if the lens never kerna fungus before, it would not kerna if kept properly in dry box. take the chance if the price offered is good. IMHO
B binbeto Senior Member Jan 18, 2002 2,312 0 0 49 Behind a lens www.pbase.com Dec 28, 2002 #5 Originally posted by mervin420 wellz. u can take the chance that the fungus will not reappear. but there is a high possibility that it would. then will be :bheart: liao. if the lens never kerna fungus before, it would not kerna if kept properly in dry box. take the chance if the price offered is good. IMHO Click to expand... Thanks... It just that i will be buying 2nd hand most of the time.. and some fungus was cleaned w/o me knowing.. Just wanted to know more..
Originally posted by mervin420 wellz. u can take the chance that the fungus will not reappear. but there is a high possibility that it would. then will be :bheart: liao. if the lens never kerna fungus before, it would not kerna if kept properly in dry box. take the chance if the price offered is good. IMHO Click to expand... Thanks... It just that i will be buying 2nd hand most of the time.. and some fungus was cleaned w/o me knowing.. Just wanted to know more..
S Silverelf New Member Dec 19, 2002 258 0 0 45 Near Equator Visit site Dec 29, 2002 #6 Originally posted by binbeto Thanks... It just that i will be buying 2nd hand most of the time.. and some fungus was cleaned w/o me knowing.. Just wanted to know more.. Click to expand... Just ask anyone who has ever gotten a fungal infection. It seems to be cured but then it can come back again and again... Maybe you should isolate it first... just so you won't 'infect' the other lenses?
Originally posted by binbeto Thanks... It just that i will be buying 2nd hand most of the time.. and some fungus was cleaned w/o me knowing.. Just wanted to know more.. Click to expand... Just ask anyone who has ever gotten a fungal infection. It seems to be cured but then it can come back again and again... Maybe you should isolate it first... just so you won't 'infect' the other lenses?