Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Beat the Fungus
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 16:06:30 -0700
References: <20010521040758.6558.qmail@web3105.mail.yahoo.com> <00d201c0e1c8$e3e94bc0$6d8201d5@littlesod> <001401c0e254$a19fab60$82120e18@phnx1.az.home.com>
 
Another reason not to use UV filters.

Tom


> > Hi
> >
> > Apparently the fungi in lenses, etc. cannot survive exposure to UV
light.
> In
> > the past, when I lived in a hot high humidity area, I used to make sure
> that
> > all lenses were regularly exposed, caps off both ends, to some good old
> > daylight. I never had any problems. I have been told, but have no
> > confirmation, that one can also use a UV tube to achieve this effect.
In reply to: Message from dxp <dxp13@yahoo.com> ([Leica] Beat the Fungus)
Message from "Harold Gess" <Harold.Gess@btinternet.com> (Re: [Leica] Beat the Fungus)
Message from "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Beat the Fungus)