> After seeing your post, I called the owner just now. > Apparently after I left the store, the guy behind the > counter pulled out some kind of special light. When > he looked inside the lens, he said it is full of mold.
Just don't store it near your other lenses. Fungus is "contagious." If it's truly "full" of mold (fungus), then the coatings and the elements have probably been damaged (etched). This can't be fixed. Well, it can be, but not cost-effectively. If it has slight traces of fungus, you can pay to have it cleaned and hope for the best. (Cleaning is no guarantee that fungus won't return.) I wouldn't bother bringing it home, myself. --Mike "There is no such thing as a free lunch" Johnston
