Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, Rosesanan Soon Lai Yoke 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?? > > --ADi > > I assume you are referring to Leica lenses? If so, have you asked the Leica Company the same question? Perhaps they have heard of similar problems and have an answer for you, other than keeping your cameras and lenses in a humidity-controlled cabinet. Of course, you must remove them to make pictures. This could be a prevention, not a cure. I would like to know what the lens maker recommends. Ed Meyers