[Leica] What To Do With A Lens With Fungus?
Don Dory
don.dory at gmail.com
Sat Jun 19 04:24:49 PDT 2021
Sonny has the correct answer. Most fungus is easily removes by a good
cleaning. Get a quote for disassembly and cleaning and decide if it worth
that cost. Another choice is donate to a young photographer who might be
delighted by a 20mm that isn't quite up to par.
On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 9:52 PM Robert Baron via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:
> My question involves an old Nikon lens but I tend to trust the answers I
> get from the LUG more than from other groups. I have an old Nikon 20mm
> lens I sent to KEH for sale. They sent it back with a note saying they had
> found some haze in it. I then sent it to MPB and they responded:
>
> Unfortunately, due to your Nikon AF 20mm f/2.8D having fungus present
> within the optics we are sadly unable to purchase this item from you at
> this time. This can be seen whilst inspecting the lens’ optics with a
> torch. Moderate amounts of fungus can be detrimental to image quality, but
> can also spread to other equipment given enough time. We will return this
> item to your collection address on file.
>
> It can spread? What should I do with it, toss it in the trash?
>
> --Bob
>
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