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Mold and fungus on my lenses
Angel Valentin, Photographer
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RIO GRANDE | PR | Puerto Rico | Posted: 4:30 PM on 12.16.09 |
->> I have a serious mold/fungus problem with 4 out of 5 lenses. I live on the beach now and there's lots of humidity here. I need to figure out if there's any home fix for the gear that's infected and how to keep the stuff from getting into my new lenses.
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Eugenio Cebollero, Photographer
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Kernersville | NC | US | Posted: 11:57 AM on 12.17.09 |
| ->> My initial thought would be to store the equipment in some sort of air tight container (i.e. - Rubbermaid) or individually bagged with a desiccant in the bag/box/tub. For the sake of size and easy of accessibility on an everyday usage a small dormitory/college refrigerator or air tight Pelican briefcase with desiccants could be used. Last, you might consider a dehumidifier for the room where the equipment is being stored. |
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Diana Porter, Photographer
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Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 12:37 PM on 12.17.09 |
| ->> I live in Houston and have the same problem. No fix as far as I have found. I just send mine to Canon to have them cleaned. |
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Israel Shirk, Photographer, Assistant
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Boise | ID | US | Posted: 12:57 PM on 12.17.09 |
->> Dessicant stuff is your best bet... Even just a bag of rice in a breathable container will help a bunch. Obviously that's only in combination with keeping it separated from your normal humid air - sticking it in a toolbox or something.
A dehumidifier is good too, as long as your home/office is at least kind of well sealed. |
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Mike Carlson, Photographer
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Bayonet Point | FL | USA | Posted: 1:20 PM on 12.17.09 |
->> When I lived in ridiculously humid coastal Tanzania, I used a few dry boxes (the type you can buy for a boat) and used a combination of rice and the silica gel desiccant. I also tried to minimize the instances where the gear built up extra humidity with the going in/out of the AC.
There are threads with more info on this, but sometimes when I knew I'd be leaving my AC'd room I'd use plastic bags (yes, had one room with AC, the rest of the apartment not...good times). Essentially, I put the gear into large sealed ziploc bags, so that the shock of going from AC to 105 degrees with 12354% humidity would be somewhat absorbed by the bags until the gear temp evened out. |
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Mark Loundy, Photo Editor
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San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 3:01 PM on 12.17.09 |
->> Angel, All of the suggestions here are for preventing, not removing, mold or fungus. If you already heave it, you're going to have to have the lenses disassembled and cleaned.
--Mark |
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Mark Peters, Photographer
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Angel Valentin, Photographer
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RIO GRANDE | PR | Puerto Rico | Posted: 10:38 AM on 12.18.09 |
| ->> Thanks all, I am sending several lenses to CPS for mold/fungus removal. The 2 new lenses and bodies I got are going into a new Pelican with recenly ordered silica bags. |
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Mark Peters, Photographer
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Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 12:30 PM on 12.18.09 |
| ->> If you use the desiccant, make sure you get containers that are clear so you can see the color change and "recharge" them as needed. |
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Mark Peters, Photographer
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