Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/06

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] Re: Fungus!
From: George Huczek <ghuczek@sk.sympatico.ca>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 15:46:01 -0600

At 04:29 PM 06/03/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear LUGs,
>
>	My questions are a little off topic. But thank you for
>your help.
>
>
>	Does anyone know how to subscribe Hasselblad Digest?
>
>	I made a mistake this morning when I used my Hasselblad
>to take pictures under snowing condition. I did not cover my lens.
>There was some moisture which condensed on the lens barrel. I'm
>afraid that the fungus may grow inside. How can I avoid fungus
>development inside the lens.
>
If you live where it snows, it is not likely you will have anything to
worry about.  Warm, humid conditions promote the growth of fungus.  A
little bit of moisture on the lens due to condensation will not cause
fungus, once you leave the lens out for a while to dry out.