Hah! found something right away! Look at this rather comprehensive site on lens fungii:
http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/fungus.html keith * * * * Keith Whaley wrote: > > Peter Alling wrote: > > > > To fungi everything is nutritious, I'm not kidding. > > I understand the thrust of your comment, but please see below... > > > At 09:07 AM 2/12/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > >Mike Johnston said: > > > > > > > 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.) > > > >Fungus needs something to eat. Are lens coatings nutritious? > > May I humbly suggest, all fungii care about is something to grow ON? > So long as they can find a growth base, and are able to spread out, > they are then free to take nutrients from the air, lens cement or > whatever else they eat.... > > I'm going to have to look into this, see what it is they DO eat! > Might be an interesting project! > > keith whaley
