Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:27 PM 09-03-97 +0800, ADi wrote: >Hi, > >I have been placing my fungus infected lenses and m3 rangefinder under a >table lamp in the hope that the fungus may die. The reason why I am doing >this is that in the past, when I did not use a lens for a period of time, >some fungus started growing, when I started using it again however, it >noticably diminished. My hypothesis is that exposure to light kills the >fungus. Any comments?? > >Also, what can be done to preserve photographic equipment in high humidity >places like Malaysia?? Any ideas?? I have heard that UV radiation kills lens fungus. So exposure to sunlight would be preferable. Just make sure that you don't start any fires! ;-) Try getting a supply of silica gel packets and store them with your lenses. Make certain that you charge them up periodically to drive out accumulated moisture. Dan C.